By the time she was 22, Holly Betker and mom Jeannie Jackson agreed it was almost time for Becker to move out on her own. They were both adults; each needed their space. So the house hunting ...

AHA urges Congress to reject reductions to the Medicaid program that would not only strip access to health care from some of ...

New Jersey must continue to do more to invest in critical care for adults living with I/DD. We can do more to promote safety and family support.

Under Washington law, anyone except a legal parent or guardian can get paid to provide personal care — bathing, dressing or managing medical needs — to a child under 18 years old. Parents are eligible ...

A Florida nurse with a heart for helping others is taking on a major challenge. She's creating a place where people with ...

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

A construction worker is accused of kidnapping a woman with an intellectual disability in Boynton Beach.Alvin Gayle, 71, has been<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

President Donald Trump’s bid to remake the federal government is already affecting some vulnerable populations in the United ...

GROVE, Okla. — A Grove teenager told police he built a toilet paper fort over a dog bed and spent a couple of nights there ...

In a new four-article series, The Independent reveals the details of Bel Trew’s special investigation into the desperate plight of hundreds – potentially thousands – of people with disabilities caught ...

The unique nonprofit facility cares for people with a range of physical disabilities. It will leave Richmond for the first ...