U.S. Department of Education officials appear to be making it easier for school districts to limit spending on special education.

An exhibit debuting next week at the Smithsonian Institution will feature the work of 15 emerging artists with disabilities.

Nearly half of all housing discrimination complaints last year were based on disability, the federal government said in a report released this week.

Some New York City kindergartners with disabilities are lucking out. They’ll head to private schools this fall at taxpayer expense because there’s simply no room for them in public schools.

A group of college students is lending a hand to kids with physical disabilities by designing a special tray that allows those who use walkers to carry their belongings unassisted.

A first-of-its-kind program launching in January is designed to make obtaining a four-year degree more attainable for people with developmental disabilities.

NBC’s “Parenthood” is being recognized by a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-backed initiative for addressing an important public health issue on television.

In the first comprehensive review of vaccine safety since 1994, yet another body of medical researchers is affirming that there is no link between vaccines and autism.

Volunteers equipped with smartphones are slated to hit the streets in one community to help police crack down on those who park illegally in handicap spots.

A story about a boy with autism and his love of comic books is gracing the pages of a new Batman book from DC Comics.

A new guide released Tuesday provides parents with a step-by-step look at how to obtain special education services from their school district.

Nearly half of teens with autism who rely on mental health services receive them at school, leaving them vulnerable when it’s time to transition to adulthood, according to a new study.

A teenager who started the nation’s first school-based cheerleading squad including students both with and without disabilities is getting $100,000 to expand the concept.

When it comes to finding the latest information on educating students with disabilities, Vanderbilt University and the University of Kansas are the places to turn, according to a new ranking.

Based on recommendations from more than six dozen experts, a new ranking finds that Special Olympics and The Arc are the most “high-impact” national nonprofits in the disability community.