No, the Federal Aviation Administration did not recruit people with intellectual disabilities to work as air traffic controllers. Despite what President Trump said at a press conference Thursday — ...
Whether it’s declaring that blindness prevents government employees from doing their jobs or suggesting that hiring workers with intellectual disabilities contributed to Federal Aviation ...
A Philadelphia nonprofit is finding job opportunities for people with mental health and intellectual challenges.
Since 1987, March has been designated Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in the US. This month recognizes individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the barriers ...
People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...
Nancy Boyer leads Next Step Berks, a nonprofit working to create housing for older adults and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Jahmez Cartwright's phone reportedly pinged in San Diego the day after he disappeared from Philadelphia ...
Health service has previously acknowledged for-profit residences for those with intellectual disabilities climbed from just 8 ...
Paul Aronsohn's ombudsman office became a national model and exposed problems with group homes, insurers and state agencies. The stakes were personal.
Despite what President Trump said at a press conference Thursday — “They can be air traffic controllers” — that’s not how disability hiring works, says Chai Feldblum, a disability lawyer and former ...