A beauty pageant just for girls with disabilities is the subject of a new documentary set to premiere on HBO.

A change to the way one amusement park accommodates visitors with disabilities is angering some families who say their kids are no longer able to enjoy a place that’s supposed to be fun.

Under pressure, Facebook recently said it will improve its efforts to weed out hate speech on the social network. Disability advocates say the move is long overdue.

Federal officials are urging housing providers across the country to do more to help people with disabilities find affordable places to live in their communities.

Children with disabilities are among the world’s most marginalized people, often going undocumented from birth and facing rampant discrimination, according to a new report.

When a Michigan boy with autism cried during a recent haircut, his mother reportedly got an earful from the salon owner. Now, the story has gone viral prompting a boycott of the business.

An effort to revamp the icon that’s long symbolized accessibility on everything from parking lot signs to bathrooms is gaining traction with New York City agreeing to adopt a new look.

A Catholic church has turned down a request from a couple with disabilities to be married, with a clergyman insisting that the pair is not ready.

More than a month after marrying, a couple with intellectual disabilities who were forced to remain in separate group homes may soon be able to live together.

A car dealer is apologizing after airing an advertisement featuring a derogatory reference to special education that angered many parents of kids with disabilities.

While flying from Idaho to Florida, a teen with an Asperger’s-like condition found his plane unexpectedly diverted to an unfamiliar city and wound up wandering the streets all alone.

A Wisconsin teen with Down syndrome will have a very special prom date this weekend — a bona fide beauty queen.

Arizona is the place to be when it comes to services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to a new national ranking.

More than two-dozen zoos and aquariums across the country will roll out the red carpet for kids with autism and their families this weekend.

As a picture emerges of the men suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon last week, so too are connections between the tragedy and the disability community.