ABU DHABI, 1st February, 2026 (WAM) -- Zayed Authority for People of Determination places the comprehensive assessment and diagnosis service at the highest level of priority, considering it the first ...

Assistive technology can help students with disabilities, but schools face challenges using it to its full potential.

Intotum founder Hanan Tantush is a UK-based fashion designer who makes adaptive clothing for people with disabilities. In this episode of “Enable: The Disability Podcast,” she speaks about being ...

As federal officials begin to outline more stringent Medicaid eligibility rules, worries are running high about what the changes will mean for people with disabilities. Congress approved sweeping ...

A key program aimed at helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain access to home care may be getting a refresh in 2026. Officials at Georgia’s Department of Behavioral ...

Researchers have used CRISPR gene editing, stem cells and human neurons to study the impact of a gene that is commonly mutated in autism. This new study, published today in The American Journal of ...

For the past five years, Nick Battiola called his Disability Rights Wisconsin victim advocate, Pam Malin, any time he felt on the verge of a breakdown, whenever memories of the caregiver who became ...

Mickey Wesley was 11 when he moved into the boys dormitory on the Hammer campus in 1978 in Wayzata. Born with autism and Down syndrome, young Mickey loved going to church, bowling and fishing, his ...

Pink-painted walls. A cat. The freedom to eat popcorn while you watch your favorite TV show. These aren’t luxuries, but they felt that way to my sister when she was finally moved from a state ...

William Skipworth’s three-part investigation that appeared in The Eagle-Tribune over the last three weekends in November has laid bare the ongoing traumas experienced by people with intellectual and ...

William Skipworth’s three-part investigation in the New Hampshire Bulletin has laid bare the ongoing traumas experienced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The community’s ...

For people with autism—especially those with intellectual disabilities, or others with extensive support needs—communicating needs and ideas can be difficult. Many rely on intense individualized ...