Students with Intellectual Disabilities Graduate from Internship Program Aimed at Giving Them Real-World Job Experience It's graduation season, and students across Hamilton County are celebrating their accomplishments and looking toward the...

One of the richest people in the world is calling on employers to join him in hiring people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim and Best Buddies founder Anthony Shriver kicked off a new campaign...

In a world where inclusive education remains elusive for many children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, Special Olympics — the world’s largest grassroots intellectual disability sports organization — is spearheading a...

Gender Features Males are significantly more likely than females to fall within each major disability group. The largest disparity is within the category of emotionally disturbed, where boys comprise some 80 percent of the population. Boys also...

Cultural Features Although European Americans are proportionately underrepresented among students with disabilities, their highest representation is in the “Other Health Impairments” category. Back to Disability Resource Page | Back to Other...

Etiology of Specific Health Impairments The etiology of specific health impairments varies. Most result from infections, genetic factors, environmental influences, prenatal influences, perinatal influences, and postnatal influences. Back to...

Other Health Impairments Other Health Impairments-Topic Categories Aicardi Syndrome Alcohol Dependence Alexander Disease Allergies Alpers Disease Angelman Syndrome Arthritis Asthma Autoimmune Diseases Blood Disorders Cancers of Childhood...

Epidermolysis Bullosa The characteristic feature of epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is blistering in the skin. Some forms of the disease may involve the gastrointestinal tract, the pulmonary system, muscle, or the bladder. Most forms are evident at...

IDEA Definition of Other Health Impairments IDEA Definition: Overview page providing important information on this topic. IDEA Definition of Other Health Impairments Other health impairment means having limited strength, vitality or alertness,...

Osteogenesis Imperfecta People with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) have bones that fracture easily, low muscle mass, and joint and ligament laxity. There are four major types of OI ranging in severity from mild to lethal. The appearance of people...