Long maligned for excluding kids with disabilities, a new crop of charter schools is popping up across the country specifically for those with special needs.

Some of New York City’s most prized public schools are strikingly devoid of students with disabilities. Now the city’s top education official is looking to force change.

African-American children are traditionally overrepresented in special education. Now, one group is poised to do something about it.

Requests for disability accommodations at college campuses are on the rise, leaving administrators struggling to determine whether or not flexibility is warranted in every case.

A new guide released this week offers a step-by-step look at college life for those with autism — offering tips on everything from classroom accommodations to dealing with roommates.

Disability advocates are calling out a group of Republican senators for proposing changes to federal education law that they say would lower expectations for students with disabilities.

The Obama administration will offer waivers to exempt states from some education requirements, so long as they agree to hold students — including those with disabilities — to high standards.

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 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.

After two years playing on the football team, one high school junior with Down syndrome will be benched this fall — and it’s all because of his age.

A fashion photographer whose subjects have included model Cindy Crawford is turning his lens on people with disabilities in an effort to help teens learn about differences.

As lawmakers seek to expand a 20-year-old school voucher program, advocates are crying foul, saying the program discriminates against students with disabilities.

A new documentary takes a look at the idea of inclusion through the case of an Oregon woman with Down syndrome who was barred from auditing a university course.

Teachers are largely in favor of including students with autism in mainstream classes, but say kids with the developmental disorder tend to be unprepared for general education.

A unique program is allowing kids to engage firsthand with adults who have disabilities and talk candidly about how differences can affect a person’s life, all through reading.