Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home health care aide to help her high-needs autistic 12-year-old son, Mason. Virginia's ...

During the visit, the President was introduced to the village's transformation and a rehabilitation model that has helped ...

In 2025, the former Department of Disabilities and Special Needs was merged with the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services to create the Department of ...

Kelly said her son Gael's early diagnosis in the US meant they had access to immediate support A mother whose son was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder at the age of three has said early ...

The City of Burlington is paying a $150,000 settlement over claims that Burlington Police officers used excessive force and were racially discriminatory in their treatment of a Black teen with ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters. When Eric Carpenter-Grantham became the first person in Maryland to get ...

An Arizona attorney is asking the DOJ to investigate whether the state's child welfare agency has a pattern of discriminating against children with disabilities. PHOENIX — An Arizona attorney is ...

Abuse and neglect, painful restraints, bullying and intimidation plague youth residential treatment facilities across the state, according to Disability Rights Ohio. The leading disability rights ...

Intern James Dunn gets ice ready for catering Monday, March 2, 2026, at Metrocare’s Cares Cafe in Dallas. He's completing a program that's designed to help people with intellectual and developmental ...

United Counseling Service in Bennington has settled with the state over concerns about the organization’s care and supervision for adults with developmental disabilities. The Bennington County ...

Child advocates say proposed rule changes by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services would cause some children with disabilities to lose access to Medicaid services. The department is ...

Eastern Shore lawmakers and advocates rallied Saturday in Salisbury to ask state leaders to restore funding for Maryland’s Developmental Disabilities Administration – and to rethink how services are ...