16,000 People with Disabilities Live in U.S. Institutions, Report Estimates

Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsMore than 16,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, are housed in U.S. institutions, reports the Residential Information Systems Project. While that's significantly lower than nearly 200,000 people in the 1960s, there is more work to be done, say disability rights activists. A 2011 review of 36 studies found nearly 5,000 people with IDD experienced positive change after moving from large institutions to community...