A look at UNICEF's programs that are considered critical to protecting child rights — and creating a more inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world. A home visit with 11-year-old ...

Moving to a new place as a child is a challenge in itself. Add to that having to simultaneously learn two languages — the undertaking seems insurmountable. Melanie Rojas, a University of Delaware ...

Faculty members play a critical role in supporting the success of students with disabilities. As we kick off the fall semester, you may begin receiving disability accommodation letters from students ...

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

What happens when a family is left to care for an adult who is deaf, blind and has autism without support? That’s the focus of a new documentary that’s set to premiere on national television. The ...

A La Trobe University pilot study has found that using virtual reality (VR) technology to immerse disability support workers in an experience of the daily life of their clients helps to build empathy.

Senior Research Fellow, Transforming early Education and Child Health Research Centre, Western Sydney University Gabrielle Weidemann receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the ...

If you haven’t heard of Richcroft yet, get ready to take notice. This innovative organization is rapidly gaining recognition as the premier support agency in Maryland for people with intellectual and ...

Midland’s Theresa Fletcher has been raising her son, who has a disability, silently for 21 years. She said being a parent of a kid with a disability can be overwhelming, lonely and isolating. But when ...