SUMMERVILLE — When children living with disabilities become adults, experts say they age out of a lot of the local community programs available to them. A gap in the number of resources exists between ...

Person in wheelchair working at desk. It’s not just the very old—for a growing number of American adults, completing basic errands can be anything but a simple daily task. Each state can play an ...

The Milwaukee Center for Independence (MCFI) recently opened its L.I.F.E. Academy, a support services branch of the center, dedicated to assisting young adults with disabilities in developing ...

Denmark’s social affairs minister is urging the EU to tackle the growing institutionalisation of people with disabilities by ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Independent Living Resource Center, a Santa Barbara organization dedicated to promoting independent living for individuals with disabilities, is expanding its services for ...

Stepping forward confidently, Daniel Alvarez called out to students passing by the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi library Wednesday morning. "Hello! Would y'all like a bracelet?" Alvarez said, ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) -People with disabilities, who’ve longed for services in the east, can now breathe a sigh of relief. “It can be hard for people to get services in areas like this because of a ...

A group in Hutchinson says it was "breaking down stigmas" on Wednesday by exposing students with disabilities to career ...

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JASON: OUR FINAL COMMUNITY CHAMPION OF 2022 WORKS TO TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FOR ALL PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. MEREDITH: THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN A PART OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOR ...

Registered blind, due to tunnel vision in her left eye, she uses a cane to get around the town and said people were sometimes surprised when she revealed she lived alone. "People underestimate me.

As she saw the needs of her students growing, Oak Park and River Forest High School teacher Therese Brennock remembers forging a partnership that has lasted for nearly a quarter century. In 1995, ...