They established a foundation that raises money to help children with development disabilities.

Her mother is a training specialist working with educators and parents of children with development disabilities in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin.

"The principal value of our agreement with ARC is that it clearly shows that people with mental retardation and development disabilities can perform effectively.

Ms. Keegan helps children with development disabilities in her work for the nonprofit Association for the Health of Retarded Children.

In 2003 the hospital opened a community child health facility on the Randwick campus that provides services for children with development disabilities, mental health disorders and other behavioral issues.

"The fact is, simultaneously with the increasing exposure of children to a wide array of environmental chemicals, rates of development disabilities and other neurodevelopmental problems are on the rise."

The UNI HOME Project was started in 2000 as a coordinated care program between medical and mental health funding streams for people with development disabilities.

The secured, 16-bed residential treatment center was designed for helping adults with chronic and/or persistent mental illness, including those with co-occurring mild development disabilities and mental illnesses.

George O'Loughlin, a development disabilities specialist with the state said: "For some reason, there was no building permit, and that adds to the perception that we're somehow involved in some type of illegal activity.

"O.M.R.D.D. has worked very hard to assure that children with development disabilities are getting high-quality care and receiving appropriate placements and has made remarkable progress working collaboratively with the city," she said.

The resort partners with the Disabled Sports USA Far West's Program Center - DSUSA helps make skiing or snowboarding possible for anyone with physical, cognitive, or development disabilities.

Many organisations known as 'Spastic Societies' are working in different areas in India as charitable bodies for people with cerebral palsy, in care-taking, rehabilitation and medical support of children with neurological muscular development disabilities.

This option allows the child to stay in custody of the state and the child can stay placed in a foster home, with a relative or a long term care facility (for children with development disabilities, physical disabilities or mental disabilities).