In thinking about the call for inclusive education as put forth in the CRPD (as well as other international documents such as the Salamanca Statement), I am struck with how the segregated recycling ...

Researchers have unveiled innovative strategies to promote healthy eating habits among adolescents with special needs. MaryAnn Demchak, Ph.D., BCBA-D., professor of special education at the University ...

Continuing Education Credits: up to 11 hours, through American Psychological Association (APA), Pennsylvania State Board of Social Work (PA SBSW), or International Accreditors for Continuing Education ...

My perspective on education was shaped at home, where I saw firsthand how targeted interventions gave my brother — who has ...

It all started with a manikin. When training her Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students in clinical skills, Christine Rodriguez will often use the human-shaped models in simulated health care ...

Oliver McGowan was 18 years old when he was hospitalized in England with recurrent seizures and pneumonia. He was autistic, and he and his parents had one specific request for the medical team: no ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education & Human Development has been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve services for students ...

Henrietta, N.Y. — Plans are moving forward to bring a new center for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities ...

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

Across Colorado, thousands of students are heading off to college, including a growing number of students with intellectual disabilities. Seven years ago, Colorado was one of only three states that ...