by Dan DeMarle | Jul 7, 2023 | Covid-19, Developmental Disability, Risk Factors, Uncategorized
Some babies who experience a COVID-19 infection in utero face nearly double the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, researchers say. In a new study looking at electronic health records for 18,355 births since the start of the pandemic, researchers found a...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 18, 2023 | Books, Children's Books, Developmental Disability, Disability
Several new children’s books are being honored for highlighting the experiences of people with disabilities with a special set of awards handed out alongside the famed Newbery and Caldecott Medals. Read More >
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 5, 2023 | Developmental Disability, Disability, RCSD, Recreation, School Districts
There are sporadically parents pushing successfully for accessible play spaces and playgrounds. What is unique about this project is that it is urban, small, open to the community, and right next to a regular public school with a mixed population of students with and...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 3, 2023 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Developmental Disability, Disability, Medicine
The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and subsequent ADA Amendments Act of 2008 mandated equal access to health care access to people with disabilities. But a new study finds many doctors still either unable or unwilling to provide the same level of care to...
by Dan DeMarle | Dec 19, 2022 | Developmental Disability, Disability, Early Intervention, Parents/Guardians
Kids can’t wait for services when facing developmental delays and disabilities. New York’s Early Intervention system is so underfunded that providers like speech, occupational and physical therapists are paid the same as they were in the 1990s! As a...
by Dan DeMarle | Nov 3, 2022 | Developmental Disability, Disability, Medicine
November 1, 20224:45 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with professor of medicine at Harvard Lisa Iezzoni about a new study that finds some doctors don’t want patients with disabilities. Click this...
