In thinking about the call for inclusive education as put forth in the CRPD (as well as other international documents such as the Salamanca Statement), I am struck with how the segregated recycling ...

The United States does more to ensure access to education for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities than many other countries—but the nation’s schools have work to do to ensure all ...

Post-secondary education (PSE) has a potential for improving the IQ of adults with mild intellectual disability (ID), according to a new Bar-Ilan University study. The study examined the impact of PSE ...

An emerging accreditor aims to set standards for evaluating the growing number of programs for students long underserved in higher education. As demand continues to grow for colleges and universities ...

Unified sports and physical education programs are gaining traction as schools work to re-engage secondary students in sports after a pandemic dropoff. These programs pair roughly equal numbers of ...

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

Swayamkrushi is celebrating 35 years of empowering persons with intellectual disabilities through education, vocational ...

Jean Hauff, college student and advocate for people who have an intellectual disability, stands near her desk at the Institute on Community Integration in Minneapolis. When it comes to staying ...

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

Jaden Lowery, 19, could hardly sleep the night before Grand Canyon University's commencement ceremony. Filled with nerves and excitement, he tossed and turned in his bed at his family home in Phoenix.