Under a federal grant program, public transit services are deploying trainers to teach those with disabilities how to use fixed route buses rather than rely on door-to-door service.

Stephen Wampler can’t walk, but that’s not stopping the 41-year-old with cerebral palsy from climbing El Capitan, a towering 3,000 foot granite formation.

In three separate actions Tuesday, the Justice Department called out a handful of states for allegedly failing to provide community living options for residents with disabilities.

Students in an innovative high school physics class are using their knowledge to offer individuals with disabilities access to everything from gardening tools to video games.

Maryland schools are giving students with disabilities unique new access to the world of school sports, thanks to a first-of-its-kind law.

A poll released Wednesday indicates that a majority of Americans support legislation that would allow people with disabilities to choose community-based care over nursing homes.

Conflict is brewing in Florida between families who want to establish retirement-style communities for adults with developmental disabilities and those who favor community living.

Nearly 40 percent of Americans without high-speed internet have disabilities, according to the first-ever federal working paper on internet accessibility.

A compromise will allow a 6-year-old girl with cerebral palsy to bring her service dog to school months after her IEP team said she didn’t need the animal at school.

After wheelchair users were snubbed by taxi drivers, Boston police decided to go undercover to put the cabbies to the test. So far, they’re passing with flying colors.

A first of its kind park offering rides, playgrounds and other amusement activities designed specifically for those with special needs is set to open this week.

The ACLU is accusing a Michigan school district of violating the rights of a girl with cerebral palsy after the girl’s educational team said she did not need her service dog at school.

A group of Chicago-area parents are none too pleased by a school district proposal to eliminate a school for kids with severe disabilities in favor of inclusion.

Federal law makes physical accessibility a basic right, but in historic Gettysburg, Pa. it’s becoming a complicated issue.

A new communication device for people with severe mobility problems allows users to select letters on a computer screen by opening and closing their mouths.