Assisted Living for Seniors With Disabilities by Rachel Lustbader, July 26, 2024: Assisted living can provide a less restrictive housing option for disabled seniors. Individuals can live as part of a community, which can help to increase social bonds and life enjoyment.
CDC: Autism Rate Climbs Again by Michelle Diament, March 26, 2020: The number of American children diagnosed with autism is on the rise yet again, according to new government data.
Developing Healthy Relationships for Young Adults with Autism & Learning Differences: Everyone longs for healthy, stable and enjoyable relationships. This could be in the form of companionship, or even through friendship. However, developing and maintaining these relationships require applying proper social skills.
Disability Impacts All of Us: statistics on disabilities in the US from the CDC
Families with autism find travel challenging, these Caribbean resorts make it easier, by Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, May 19, 2024
How to achieve a work-life balance while working from home
Renters’ Rights and Housing Assistance for the Disabled: Adults with disabilities can form a shelter and a family all their own under the right circumstances.
Practical Home Hunting Tips for Accessible Living: tips on what to look for when house hunting if you need an accessible home.
Managing Your Child’s Transition to Adulthood: As any parent of an adolescent knows, a child’s transition into adulthood presents extraordinary opportunities for growth, reflection, and responsibility. The child with special needs faces all of these changes along with the added challenges brought on by his or her individual disability.
Transition to Adulthood: Home Modifications for Young Adults with Special Needs: With some thoughtful modifications, it’s possible to turn your home into a multigenerational space that provides adult children the opportunity to do more for themselves, while keeping them under the same roof.
Special Needs Checklist: How Disability-Friendly is Your City?: The city you live in can have an enormous impact on your quality of life – especially if you have a disability. From wheelchair accessible sidewalks to employment options to the weather itself, there are a variety of characteristics that can determine whether your hometown is a good place to live.
The Chicago company opening museum doors to people with autism, by Charlotte Coates: A Chicago company has been developing innovative technology to help people with autism deal with the sounds, lights and crowds often associated with a busy museum.
People With Special Needs, Police Cadets Connect Through Art, by Jonathan Gonzalez and Matt Halla: Art is helping people with special needs connect with their community and police cadets in North Hollywood.