Lawmakers in Virginia are calling for a relatively new testing method to be phased out amid concerns that it’s overused and produces inaccurate results.

The Justice Department is investigating a residential school that disability advocates have warned for years utilizes “dehumanizing” methods for even minor infractions.

A judge is ordering a state-funded Los Angeles treatment center to resume offering an autism therapy some consider experimental.

A summary of state policies on restraint and seclusion released Wednesday reveals a patchwork system, with 16 states and territories offering no rules, regulations or guidance.

Massachusetts lawmakers are moving forward on legislation mandating that schoolchildren with autism be trained to deal with bullying.

More and more Catholic schools are offering programs for students diagnosed with everything from Asperger’s syndrome to intellectual disability.

Dolphin therapy programs are targeting people with everything from cerebral palsy to Down syndrome, autism and even knee injuries, but whether it’s effective remains up for debate.

The $950 billion proposal released ahead of a bipartisan health care summit includes many of the provisions disability advocates have been pushing for.

After a failed attempt to institute vouchers for students with disabilities, Texas legislators are set to consider creating charter schools especially for these students.

A French family will argue before a Canadian court Tuesday that immigration officials acted unfairly by ordering them to leave the country because their daughter has cerebral palsy.

Zipping along in his wheelchair, Scott Dorfman often must rely on others to open doors for him. But a new device developed by a group of high school students is changing that.

As the U.S. Census gears up for its 2010 count, advocates are working to ensure that people with disabilities have the knowledge and resources to take part.

Grandparents are often the first to suspect that a child may have autism and they play a major role in caring for children once they are diagnosed.

The British doctor whose research sparked widespread fear of a link between vaccines and autism has resigned from the Texas treatment center he founded.

One year after the stimulus package infused $11.3 billion into special education, countless jobs have been saved, but what will happen when the money runs out remains unclear.