Despite its flaws, an increased focus on achievement among students with disabilities was one positive outcome of No Child Left Behind, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told Congress Wednesday.

Two-thirds of states slashed funding for mental health in the last three years, a new report indicates, threatening the safety net many with disabilities rely on in crisis situations.

Fresh off of landing his own show, Zach Anner talks about living with cerebral palsy, working with Oprah and what’s coming next.

After almost three years, an Oregon school district has agreed to allow a 10-year-old with autism to bring his service dog to class following a meeting with Justice Department officials.

The pilot episode of NBC’s “Parenthood” is among eight television shows that will be honored this spring for serving up “television with a conscience.”

Cerebral palsy keeps Hans Smith from pitching on a real field, but he embraces baseball through video games and now Smith is helping to ensure others with disabilities can do the same.

It is becoming more and more likely that a prenatal blood test will soon be all that’s needed to determine whether or not a child will be born with Down syndrome.

Despite a social media push from Autism Speaks, the White House says it will not be lighting up blue in honor of World Autism Awareness Day next month.

Many special education students do not have adequate transition plans within their IEPs, a new analysis of the nation’s largest school district finds.

It’s not entirely clear why, but the number of babies born with cerebral palsy appears to be decreasing, a new study suggests.

Despite positive signs for the job market generally, Americans with disabilities continue to face great difficulty finding work, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department.

In a rare move, an independent documentary about two men with autism will be shown in movie theaters across the country this April in honor of autism awareness month.

Higher expectations are key to increasing employment among people with intellectual disabilities, members of the U.S. Senate heard Wednesday.

Assistive communication, health issues and safety concerns for those with autism are just a few areas that will receive new attention under an updated plan released Monday.

As regulators work to determine what should qualify as essential under the new health care law, habilitative services like autism behavior therapy are proving to be a sticking point.