Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethan Saylor was a 26-year-old with Down syndrome who loved music, movies and animals. His mother describes him as "quite the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 14—MIDLAND — The 2024 IDD (Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) Training co-hosted by The United Way of Midland and ...

English learners who are also identified as students with disabilities experience unique needs in K-12 schools—and their teachers need specialized, interdisciplinary training, experts say. This ...

Disability advocates are pushing for a requirement that all medical schools specifically train future doctors to treat people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but they’re hitting ...

Psychiatrists are often some of the main providers of care for people with autism and intellectual disability, but new research finds that many of these specialists have little training to meet the ...

The U.S. Department of Education is investing $236 million into a perennial challenge in education: Helping young people with disabilities move from K-12 schools to post-secondary programs and the ...

Providing inclusive services starts with a fundamental truth: effective counseling starts with meeting people where they are.

Finding and retaining skillful employees can be a challenge for print service providers (PSPs), but community programs dedicated to educating and preparing people for the workforce can make the task ...

Missouri first responders may now receive free training for incidents involving people with disabilities. The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council and Niagara University are cooperating to ...

(MIRROR INDY) — Marcus Lewis didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. He had a couple different jobs — bagging groceries at Kroger, working security part time — but he wasn’t passionate about ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A hands-on workforce training program is helping people with disabilities land jobs. Hands On @ Hyatt provides two weeks of on-the-job training at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San ...

Students walk to class on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station on Nov. 15, 2022. (Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune, Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s ...