Aaron Bass likes some things about Shapiro Developmental Center, a home he shares with some 500 others on a site along the Kankakee River that first housed Illinois residents with disabilities nearly ...

American abolitionist and social advocate Frederick Douglass is thought to have said, “It is easier to build strong children ...

ALBANY — New York State officials in April promised a funding boost for early intervention services for more than 73,000 young children with developmental delays and disabilities, but eight months ...

Jardini is executive director of the California Disability Services Association and lives in Sacramento. Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a state budget in direct conflict with the promise California ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KANKAKEE, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of Legionnaires’ disease at the state-run Shapiro ...

The sprawling ruins of the former Fernald Developmental Center in Waltham look like the setting of a low-budget scary movie, crumbling buildings strewn with trash, doors kicked in, broken windows and ...

STATEHOUSE. SEVERAL PEOPLE AT THAT RALLY SAY THOSE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS COULD IMPACT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. AND TONIGHT THEY’RE MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD. SAVE OUR ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. An increasing number of people with ...

New York is investing $25 million into healthcare infrastructure upgrades aimed at improving access and quality of care for ...

KANKAKEE, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of Legionnaires’ disease at the state-run Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee, Capitol News Illinois has learned. In ...