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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, ...
A prominent disability justice activist will soon appear on quarters issued by the U.S. Mint as part of a special program ...
Physicians are being told to play a bigger role in ensuring that children with disabilities have access to needed ...
The number of students with disabilities in the nation's public schools is growing, according to new federal data.
Fewer states are meeting their obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, federal officials say, with most deficient multiple years in a row.
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.
Federal officials are giving employers the green light to continue paying many workers with disabilities less than minimum wage. The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposed rule that sought to ...
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.
Groups representing the nation’s doctors and dentists are committing to better prepare students in their fields to treat those with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a move that could ...