As federal officials look to clarify recent rules designed to bar disability discrimination in health care, a long-simmering ...

For the first time, a Barbie doll with features designed to account for the ways in which individuals with autism experience ...

With a pair of new hires and recent comments, advocates say the Trump administration appears to be actively laying the ...

As federal officials begin to outline more stringent Medicaid eligibility rules, worries are running high about what the ...

For the first time ever, a wheelchair user traveled above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.

One of the nation's most well-known people with autism is being honored alongside notables like famed director Steven ...

When Stacey Plantt filed a federal complaint against her son's day care claiming he was unjustly expelled, she wanted not only compensation for her family but also significant change. Stores are ...

Fewer states are meeting their obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, federal officials say, with most deficient multiple years in a row. The U.S. Department of Education ...

Efforts to gut the U.S. Department of Education’s special education office and move the program to another agency are already causing “immediate harm” to students with disabilities, advocates warn.

Mass firings at a federal agency supporting community living efforts for people with disabilities are fueling concerns that funding will be disrupted and programs could be forced to close. Nearly 50% ...

As the Trump administration takes sweeping steps to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the agency is still deciding what the future holds for special education. The Education Department said ...

Work is underway on legislation that could fundamentally transform the nation’s system of home- and community-based services, eliminating waiting lists and allowing people with disabilities to move ...