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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 ...
WISH-TV

Limitless Ability provides care to adults with disabilities through art and community

INDIANAPOLIS (CHALKBEAT) — For many, the Indianapolis art scenes act as safe spaces. From art shows to concerts to dance parties, it takes many people to ensure there is inclusivity in the creative ...
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 ...
Express & Star

Fresh look at care services for adults with learning disability

Respite care services for adults with a learning disability could be revamped in Staffordshire in the wake of the pandemic, chiefs have said. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you ...
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 ...

Inside the small homes offering cheaper care

With councils under growing financial strain, two alternative care models in the South West are being held up as cheaper, ...
The Forward

A new curriculum brings adults with intellectual disabilities into Jewish learning

(JTA) — When he’s not working at the local dog care and boarding center, 24-year-old Raffi Stein-Klotz is usually playing kickball or tending to the garden at his residential facility in Boca Raton.
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 ...

Lack of access raised at social care debate

Rob Norton co-chaired the debate on social care and said it was important people with learning disabilities are heard in this ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A new curriculum brings adults with intellectual disabilities into the heart of Jewish learning

A program from Melton and Matan adapts Torah, prayer and holiday study for learners long left out of formal adult education. When he’s not working at the local dog care and boarding center, ...