Indiana high school students with disabilities who spent 80% of their educational time in general education classrooms scored higher on state reading and math assessments and were better prepared for…
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People with disabilities weigh medication, pregnancy in post-Roe world
Comment on this story Comment Karen Kaiser will never forget her feelings of dread and sadness as she hurried past picket lines of protesters at two Maryland reproductive health clinics…
‘New IVF amendments discriminate against persons with disabilities’ – Life Network Foundation
The new IVF amendments discriminate against persons with disabilities, essentially saying that persons with disabilities ought to be discarded, chairperson of the Life Network Foundation Miriam Sciberras told The Malta…
How Hiring People With Disabilities Helps a Business
How Hiring People With Disabilities Helps a Business People living with disabilities have a broad spectrum of skills that make them employable, like other average Australians. Studies suggest that every…
Common Learning Disabilities: Everything You Need to Know
Many children struggle in school from time to time, and some subjects contain concepts that are more difficult to learn than others. However, your child may have a learning disability…
Study shows positive effects of growing up with a sibling with disabilities
Having a child with a disability or a developmental delay is often a stressful experience for a family. Siblings in such families may be exposed to greater stress and challenges.…
UK’s LEND program helps provide effective care for children with developmental disabilities
Here in Kentucky and across the nation, there is an increased need for a qualified workforce to better serve the growing population of children with developmental disabilities including autism spectrum…
Children with disabilities face special back-to-school challenges
Christopher Manzo, a boy with curly brown hair and bright-blue-and-yellow glasses, has lived a third of his five years at home because of the pandemic. And he is more than…
Opinion | Disabilities do not prevent successful and normal college experiences
The opportunities I’ve had at the University of Iowa are because of my genetic disease. I’m your typical college student, except for my genes. When I was diagnosed with Turner…
Providing better mental health treatment for adolescents with disabilities
Many teens with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive care coordination services from a Maternal and Child Health Bureau-funded state agency. Teens with disabilities are up to five times more likely…