Future Of Postsecondary Programs Uncertain By Shaun Heasley Disability Scoop February 16, 2012 College opportunities for those with intellectual disabilities have proliferated in recent years, but with federal support in limbo, the viability of such programs could be in jeopardy. A five-year federal plan designed to study the best approaches for getting students with intellectual … Read more →

Study: Many Adults With Disabilities Do Nothing All Day By Michelle Diament Disability Scoop February 15, 2012 A significant number of adults with developmental disabilities have no regular, daily activities, a situation that’s symptomatic of larger problems, new research indicates. The finding comes from a survey of nearly 800 siblings of adults with intellectual and … Read more →

A new report using data from the 2010 American Community Survey concludes that some 2.8 million children ages 5-17–or about 5.2 percent of that population–have a disability. The data covers public school children in the civilian, non-institutionalized population across the nation–about 53.9 million total. The incidence of a disability is greater in children covered in … Read more →

Jobs Picture Still Murky For People With Disabilities By Shaun Heasley Disability Scoop February 3, 2012 As unemployment ticked down again in January, new data shows that Americans with disabilities struggled to reap the benefits of an improving job market. The U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday that unemployment among Americans with disabilities dropped to … Read more →

Autism Odds Increase With Parent Age By Michelle Diament February 3, 2012 Kids are at higher risk for autism if either — or both — of their parents are over age 35 at the time of birth, new research suggests. In a study of more than 9,500 Danish children diagnosed with autism, researchers found that … Read more →

Aid for Families with Special Needs. Experts guide families through process. By Marilyn Campbell The Almanac January 25, 2012 Maedi Tanham Carney,CFP says her oldest daughter was born with medical and cognitive issues that would prevent her from living independently. Like many parents of children with special needs, Carney worried about what would happen when … Read more →