Next City

Giving Adults With Disabilities Space For Higher Learning

There are over 7 million adults living with developmental or intellectual disabilities in the U.S. Yet many day programs for those with developmental disabilities have a cut-off age of 22. Disability ...
Disability Scoop

Transition For Young Adults With Disabilities Is Complicated, But Some Steps Can Help

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Christopher McGeever was 22, he aged out of the educational services available to him and needed to enroll in another program for adults with disabilities. There are several ...
Forbes

Assisted Living Options For People With Disabilities

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...
WHYY

Philly study focuses on learning how to use public transit as path to independence for people with learning disabilities

Luke Tomczuk, 28, of Philadelphia, is a member of a research team at Temple University studying the effectiveness of Chance to Ride, a training curriculum and program designed to teach young adults ...
WSMV

‘It’s a godsend:’ New Gallatin day center fills care gap for people with intellectual disabilities

GALLATIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - A new business in Gallatin is closing a gap in care for adults with intellectual disabilities. My Happy Place is a new day center offering care for adults with intellectual ...