developmental disabilities

We visit Zoe's Just Dezzerts where employees who have autism work at all levels of production and customer service. Plus, we learn what resources are available for people with autism and their families.

We go On the Record to learn about TALMAR, a nature therapy center where people with disabilities can socialize and take part in hands-on outdoor activities like planting, harvesting and more. We talk with the executive director and then pay a visit!

Even as people worry whether a recession is coming, the job market is tight: more employers looking for workers than workers looking for jobs. Some employers are taking a fresh look at what value a worker with a disability would bring to their business.

The disability advocacy group Arc Maryland has dropped the suits it filed in federal court last week charging that Baltimore City and five other jurisdictions were denying people with disabilities access to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Under Phase 1B of the state’s guidelines, Marylanders with intellectual or developmental disabilities are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. But…