As television’s new fall lineup makes its debut, just 1 percent of regular characters on scripted shows scheduled to air on broadcast networks have a disability.

A host of centers across the country tasked with helping parents navigate the special education system are getting a financial boost.

About one in ten working age Americans has a disability, but their odds of employment vary sharply depending on where they live, according to new Census data.

A recruiting initiative launched this week by the Department of Education will focus on bringing new teachers into special education, among a handful of other specialties.

More and more handicapped parking decals are being distributed, but fraudulent uses of the passes are hard to police oftentimes leaving those truly in need with nowhere to park.

Comments from a Senate candidate from Nevada about autism insurance coverage are ruffling the feathers of Obama administration officials and disability advocates alike.

A judge allowed a haunted house located at the site of a former state institution to open this weekend over objections from disability advocates and neighbors.

After repeatedly mocking New York Gov. David Paterson for being blind, “Saturday Night Live” used the governor’s appearance on the show’s season premiere Saturday to make amends.

Hundreds of home health care workers in California have histories of rape, assault and abuse, but in many cases their criminal histories are no barrier to keeping their jobs.

A lawyer for the state of New Jersey says a lawsuit demanding that 1,850 residents with disabilities be moved out of institutions should be dismissed because the state is broke.

The House unanimously approved a bill Wednesday evening paving the way for the term “mental retardation” to be replaced with “intellectual disability” in many areas of federal law.

A series of changes sparked by the health care law passed earlier this year will begin to take hold later this week, increasing access for individuals with disabilities.

A slew of Hollywood A-listers are offering up access to their much-coveted Twitter personas in a first-of-its-kind eBay auction to raise funds for children with disabilities in Haiti.

When Fox’s “Glee” returns Tuesday night, so too will actress Lauren Potter, who has Down syndrome.

The House is expected to vote as early as Wednesday evening on a bill to replace the term “mental retardation” with “intellectual disability” in many areas of federal government.