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U.S. medical schools aren’t teaching future doctors about 7.4 million of their patients

Oliver McGowan was 18 years old when he was hospitalized in England with recurrent seizures and pneumonia. He was autistic, and he and his parents had one specific request for the medical team: no ...

‘Love on the Spectrum' inspires a dating class at UT for students with disabilities

The students are enrolled in a dating class offered by Lifelong Learning with Friends, a nonprofit giving students with ...
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Instructor accused of raping student with intellectual disabilities

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. LATHAM CENTERS IN BREWSTER CARES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. A FORMER VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTOR THERE IS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A STUDENT, ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

People with intellectual disability continue to receive substandard healthcare as program to train doctors risks closure

The day Sam Stubbs decided he was so unwell he needed to go to hospital was the day before he was due to do a triathlon. And right up until the point that his parents, Chris and Debra, took him to ...
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Messiah University launches program for students with intellectual disability

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Messiah University has announced the launch of a new program for students with an intellectual disability. The NEXT Steps program (Navigating Educational Experiences ...
Disability Scoop

How Trump’s Plan To Close The Ed Department Might Impact Students With Disabilities

President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, but experts are split on what that would mean for students with disabilities across the nation. On the ...
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URochester students with intellectual disabilities to benefit from grant partnership

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education & Human Development has been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve services for students ...
Healthline

Borderline Intellectual Functioning: Not a Formal Diagnosis, but Should It Be?

Borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) isn’t currently a stand-alone diagnosis. Some diagnostic guidelines use it as a descriptive code, while others include it within a broader spectrum of ...
Post and Courier

USC Aiken's Pacer LIFE program gives students with intellectual disabilities the full college experience

USC Aiken's newly implemented Pacer LIFE program celebrated its first group of 16 student participants Aug. 24. Pacer LIFE (Learning is For Everyone) is a two-year, post-secondary program at the ...
Psychology Today

Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...
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SC suspends students with disabilities at a higher rate than any other state, investigation finds

Editor's Note: This story was published in partnership with The 74, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news site covering education in America. Carter was in first grade when the suspensions began. His mom ...