After a successful pilot performance last fall, two more sensory-friendly Broadway shows are planned for this year.

A new documentary chronicling one woman’s experience as she assumes care of her sister with an intellectual disability is set to premiere on HBO later this month.

In an essay in this week’s Newsweek magazine, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin writes about the joys and challenges of raising a child with special needs.

The work of eight artists with autism from around the world will be emblazoned on a series of postage stamps launching in April in honor of World Autism Awareness Day.

Even as teens with autism use television, computers and other screen-based media more than their peers, new research suggests that they’re shunning some of the Web’s most popular offerings.

In what Justice Department officials are hailing as their third landmark ADA agreement in as many years, one state will make strides toward enhancing community living for people with disabilities.

Beginning this year, the United Nations — and all of its member countries — will set aside a special annual day to recognize Down syndrome.

Four children’s books will be recognized this week for authentically portraying characters with developmental disabilities.

Movie rental giant Redbox is under fire from disability advocates who say the popular kiosks are not fully accessible.

A first-of-its-kind study looks at who’s behind the wheel and how they’re faring.

After appearing in a national ad for Target, a 6-year-old New Jersey boy with Down syndrome is making it big. Now, in their first interview, his parents open up to Disability Scoop.

A little money spent on temporary relief for caregivers goes a long way toward keeping kids and young adults with autism out of psychiatric hospitals, a new study suggests.