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  • Experiences Over Things: Perfect Gifts for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

    Gift-giving is about more than wrapping a present; it's about bringing joy and creating meaningful moments. For adults with developmental disabilities, the best gifts are often [...]

  • Reflecting on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

    December 3 marked the annual celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)—a day dedicated to promoting the rights, dignity, and well-being of individuals [...]

  • Feds Weighing Changes to Subminimum Wage Program

    Federal officials are rethinking the government program that allows people with disabilities to be paid less than minimum wage, with a new proposal expected soon. The [...]

  • North Carolina Behavioral Crisis Treatment for Alliance Health Members

    Behavioral health crisis situations are serious but do not always require a trip to the emergency room. Alliance provides access to many crisis services that aim [...]

  • April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month

    April is recognized as Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month. It's a time dedicated to increasing public awareness about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and promoting acceptance and [...]

  • World Down Syndrome Day

    World Down Syndrome Day is an internationally recognized observance day which falls on March 21st each year. The theme for World Down Syndrome Day in 2024 [...]

  • I/DD in the News

    Autism Spectrum Disorder Training for Law Enforcement Officers Bill 829, Autism Spectrum Disorder Training for Law Enforcement Officers is currently working its way through the Florida [...]

  • Human Rights Day

    Today marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the 30th anniversary of the Office of the High Commissioner for [...]

  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities

    According to the United Nations, the world population is over eight billion people, and more than one billion people, or approximately 15 percent of the world's [...]