At 70, Edgar Call is believed to be the oldest man living with Down syndrome. But at home with his adopted family, he’s just one of the kids.

Older mothers are more likely to give birth to a child with autism, largely irrespective of the father’s age, a new study finds.

Capping more than a week of scrutiny, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel signed the Special Olympics pledge to end use of the “r-word.”

The unemployment rate among people with disabilities climbed back up in January after a two month decline, the Labor Department reported Friday.

A bill which would establish federal oversight of seclusion and restraint tactics used in schools is one step closer to becoming law.

A newly updated strategic plan guiding federally-funded autism research places new emphasis on adults with the disorder, while leaving the door open for further research on vaccines.

Rahm Emanuel apologized to disability advocates during a White House meeting Wednesday for using the word “retarded” and said he would pledge to help end use of the word.

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will meet with a group of disability advocates Wednesday, more than a week after a media report quoted him using the word “retarded.”

Sarah Palin is calling on President Barack Obama to fire his chief of staff after a report last week quoted Rahm Emanuel using the word “retarded.”

A year after a report revealed widespread incidents of abusive and even deadly restraint and seclusion tactics in schools, states have been slow to respond.

A medical journal formally retracted a 12-year-old study Tuesday that first sparked fears of a link between autism and vaccines.

Ahead of a new biopic, Temple Grandin talks about autism and her life with Disability Scoop.

The number of special education students varies wildly among charter schools in New Orleans leading to questions about discrimination.

Medicaid must cover diapers, a judge has ruled in a suit brought by a dad who could not afford incontinence products for his 17-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy.

Funding for special education, autism research and other programs aimed at Americans with disabilities is nestled within the president’s $3.8 trillion budget proposal released Monday.