Advocates for those with profound autism say that a committee tasked with guiding the federal government’s strategy on the developmental disability is largely ignoring the needs of this population. A ...

Audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities are often underserved by the arts, and this tour is about changing ...

July is Disability Awareness Month and I thought it appropriate to discuss a pivotal piece of legislation that impacted all people with disabilities, and our society at large. The Americans with ...

As a father of a daughter with profound disabilities, my 14-year journey has encompassed agonizing isolation, relentless defeat, and overwhelming uncertainty. Firsthand, I’ve experienced that fathers ...

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, PETE. WELL, THOSE IN THE METRO GATHERED AT THE COMMON SENSES FESTIVAL TO SEE. A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE. SENSORIUM X IS A NEW OPERA WHICH PAVES THE WAY FOR FUTURE ARTISTS WITH ...

Dan Habib of the Westchester Institute for Human Development and his son Sam are challenging how society treats those who are disabled. Photo by Dan Habib/ Likerightnow Films. In a recent Emmy-winning ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, nonverbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we learned she had suffered severe brain damage. The ...

Receiving a cancer diagnosis is life-altering. So is raising a child with profound disabilities. Managing both at once, with treatment plans, caregiving decisions and financial burdens, can feel ...

Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education will host a training session for parents on the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Individualized Education Program advocacy for ...

On January 2, the Supreme Court ordered political parties to include persons with disabilities in their proportional ...