developmental disabilities

Bills aimed at fixing a glitch in a Florida law have cleared their first legislative committees in the House and Senate. The two measures could get more…

An American Idol star who went on to sing lead for the band "Quiet Riot" is visiting Tallahassee, but James Durbin is doing a lot more than just…

The Florida Cabinet commemorated Disability Employment Awareness Month at its Tuesday meeting. During the meeting, Rachel Caylor Long spoke about the…

Two local businesses received an award Wednesday for employing people with disabilities. Since its 2014 grand opening, Panama City’s Planet Fitness has…

A new Florida task force met for the first time this week to start looking into transportation issues people with developmental and intellectual…

Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill into law seeking to make it easier for more abuse victims to testify in court through the use of therapy dogs. Under…

The Florida Unique Abilities Partner Program is officially up and running. One of the initiative’s goals is to reduce the unemployment rate among people…

It’s Disability Employment Awareness Month, and a Bay County business is one of ten recognized across the state for hiring people with disabilities. At…

Florida Governor Rick Scott signed three bills into law Thursday, the first round of the 2016 Legislative session. The smooth passage of the top priority…

This week saw a homerun for disability rights in the Florida Capitol. There are two bills heading to the Governor’s desk.Proponents say the bills form a…