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 ...

SKOKIE, Ill. (CBS)-- The Douglas Center in north suburban Skokie is working to give people with developmental and intellectual disabilities a chance to work. CBS News Chicago recently stopped by and ...

After high school, adults with developmental disabilities often find themselves unemployed and stuck at home. “All the supports just evaporate. And if you don’t integrate them into a community or a ...

NEWS. THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM THE CDC FINDS AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ARE ON THE RISE. A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN THIS FIELD SAYS THOSE PATIENTS FACE A SERIOUS GAP IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities worked with the Ohio Association of County Board Development Disabilities on Thursday to train local law enforcement on how to ...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- A center catering to 175 adults and youngsters with developmental disabilities opened its doors in Independence last week. The I Am Boundless Sister Mary Charles Center is set to ...

School districts prepare students for post-grad life, but skills and potential are lost as Chicago families try to figure out the next steps on their own. Seven months after he graduated from an ...

A new deli has opened in Gilbert. That’s not a headline, but who they’re hiring is. Roughly half the staff at the brand new Not Your Typical Deli has autism or another developmental disability. Sam ...

March is Women’s History Month and WFLA is honoring women in our community through our Remarkable Women contest. Hundreds of nominations poured into our newsroom, highlighting extraordinary women in ...