Responding to a controversy this week, Sen. Leonard Christian said in a statement Friday he now understands "that my remarks ...

A Washington state senator is standing by a remark he made Wednesday in which he used an offensive term for developmentally disabled people.

STEUBENVILLE, OH (WTRF) — The Jefferson County Board of Developmental Disabilities is planning several events during March to mark National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Many of the ...

Adults with IDDs face disproportionately higher rates of anxiety and depression and barriers to care, prompting researchers to characterize the situation as a ‘mental health crisis.’ ...

The hearing on $150 million in proposed cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration was mostly dry, until ...

The issue was highlighted in a recent study that shows there are 77,000 developmentally disabled adults in Ohio who have ...

Sen. Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley, sparked controversy with remarks he made during a debate on House Bill 1390, which seeks to repeal the Community Protection Program for ...

LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio (WTVG) - A caregiver convicted of patient endangerment was sentenced to a year in prison Wednesday in connection with the death of a 19-year-old developmentally disabled man.

Disability advocates and residents urged the Maryland Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday to advance legislation designed to ...

Advocates for developmentally and intellectually delayed individuals voiced concerns about changes that will affect caring ...

The state is baring the history of generations of disabled people and the violence many faced while institutionalized.