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 ...
Oliver McGowan was 18 years old when he was hospitalized in England with recurrent seizures and pneumonia. He was autistic, and he and his parents had one specific request for the medical team: no ...
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This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Jen Anderman loves college. She lives on campus at Regis University, is learning about world ...
For more than 30 years, a movement has been underway in the United States to create campus programs for students with intellectual disabilities to pursue higher education and reap learning and career ...
As demand continues to grow for colleges and universities to serve students with intellectual disabilities, a recently formed accreditation council is focused on ensuring that programs meet quality ...
Lauren Buchanan is a first-year student at Bethesda College, a program for students with intellectual disabilities integrated into Concordia University's campus. Nineteen-year-old Lauren Buchanan is a ...
Researchers have unveiled innovative strategies to promote healthy eating habits among adolescents with special needs. MaryAnn Demchak, Ph.D., BCBA-D., professor of special education at the University ...
In 1876, Dr. Brown joined a group of other directors who operated schools for the “feebleminded”, and together they created the Association of Medical Officers of American Institutions for Idiotic and ...
Participating in university-based postsecondary programs may help individuals with intellectual disabilities increase their intelligence, new research suggests. Adults with intellectual disabilities ...
It is the first of three new schools to cater to a rising number of children with autism and intellectual disability. Read ...