A new documentary is casting fresh light on one of the nation’s most well-known people with autism. The film “An Open Door,” ...

A key U.S. Senate panel rejected a Trump administration push to make major changes to IDEA and defund some disability ...

A White House order calling for greater reliance on institutionalization threatens decades of precedent on disability rights, ...

Physicians are being told to play a bigger role in ensuring that children with disabilities have access to needed ...

A prominent disability justice activist will soon appear on quarters issued by the U.S. Mint as part of a special program ...

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Already facing a shortage of caregivers, the pandemic is further wreaking havoc on the lives of people with disabilities who rely on others in order to work and live independently.

The Trump administration is moving forward with sweeping plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a move advocates say will disproportionately affect students with disabilities.

The number of students with disabilities in the nation's public schools is growing, according to new federal data.

Disability service providers across the nation are overwhelmingly turning away new referrals, shutting down programs and services and struggling to maintain standards and there's no relief in sight.

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

As schools across the nation shutter in response to coronavirus, federal officials are giving educators additional insight on how to handle the needs of students with disabilities.