Modest improvements for Direct Support Professionals show progress is possible, but also reinforce the need for ...

When people talk about diversity and inclusion, they often forget one of the most underrepresented groups in the workforce: individuals with intellectual disabilities. People living with severe autism ...

A recent report on employment for people with intellectual disabilities shows that the lack of work opportunities is due to systemic barriers not individual limitations. KALW’s Rachel Longan has more.

Millions of families across the United States quietly carry a profound and often invisible responsibility: caring for a loved one with disabilities, specifically intellectual and developmental ...

Two out of five workers who care for people with an intellectual disability or autism (called direct support professionals, or DSPs) leave their jobs every year, largely due to the cripplingly low ...

From policy to practice: obstacles and opportunities for inclusive employment in California People with IDD want to ...

PHOENICIA, N.Y. – The owner of Maeve’s Place, a Phoenicia coffee shop, told a congressional panel Tuesday that with government resources, employment for people with intellectual and developmental ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lauren Shallish, Rutgers University - Newark (THE CONVERSATION) Whether it’s declaring ...

In the heart of downtown Clemson, South Carolina, the Shepherd Hotel is a community hub buzzing with locals and visitors. Like most hotels, the staff is what makes the difference. But here, the staff ...

Whether it's declaring that blindness prevents government employees from doing their jobs or suggesting that hiring workers with intellectual disabilities contributed to Federal Aviation ...