According to the UN data, the estimated incidence of Down syndrome is between 1 in 1,000 -- 1 in 1,100 live births worldwide.

The co-located campus would unite a school for children with complex disabilities alongside a research and clinical care institute.

In parks, supermarkets, public transport vehicles, and elsewhere, families have to navigate a range of obstacles, from poor design to hostile behaviour.

EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Murkowski, who has a son with dyslexia, responds to Trump’s comment that, ‘I think a president should not ...

AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is observing Profound Autism Awareness Day on March 17 by providing information on supportive programs and services available to Texas families.

Fiona O’Leary from Killeens said her son, who turned 11 on Sunday, was refused entry when she went to drop him off at Carrigaline Community Special School ...

A new report from Down Syndrome Ireland has found there is a severe lack of suitable special classes in primary and post primary level for children with Down syndrome who do not have a dual diagnosis ...

Down Syndrome affects approximately one in every 700 live births and is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability in the world. Yet despite decades of research, no treatment exists that ...

Once again, new research delivers a stark reality check on the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders with intellectual disability. IHC’s latest report From Data to Dignity 2026: Health and Wellbeing ...

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has upheld the life sentence awarded by a trial court in Virudhunagar district to a pastor for sexually assaulting a girl with physical and intellectual ...

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right. By Dan Barry and Sonia A. Rao Late last month, a woman ...

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 ...