Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together – Vincent Van Gogh

Posts tagged ‘Developmental Disabilities’

How secure are women with disabilities?

How secure are women with disabilities? Recently I heard of two incidents which made me ask myself this very question, how secure are women with disabilities (WwD)? In one incident a young mother of 35 hung her two teenage daughters both intellectually challenged, and herself. I guess she got tired of the pressures of life, [...]

Developmental Disabilities

Developmental Disabilities IN PERSPECTIVE For a long while, it was believed that people with DD were incapable of learning. Commonly known as mental retardation, Developmental Disabilities (DD) is a term used for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills during childhood and significantly below-normal intellectual ability as an adult. One [...]

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