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

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

A backyard playhouse designed to help a Kentucky toddler with cerebral palsy may have to go after a neighborhood association raised objections and threatened the family with fines.

People with disabilities are generally happy about leaving institutions for community settings, but their new surroundings are not problem-free, an advocacy group report indicates.

Months after the end of a public comment period, advocates are pressuring Medicaid to make a final decision on new rules that would define what qualifies as community-based housing.

The United Nations is on track to officially recognize an annual World Down Syndrome Day starting in 2012.

People with disabilities have long complained of inequities at the doctor’s office. Now, the federal government is taking steps toward leveling the playing field.

The United Nations will honor autism awareness next year with a series of postage stamps designed by individuals with the developmental disability.

Most states are expanding community-based care for people with disabilities over institutional options in an effort to rein in costs and meet consumer demand, a new survey finds.

Even as violent crime declined significantly in 2010, people with disabilities continued to be victims almost twice as often as those without special needs, new government data shows.

A new website launching this week with backing from the federal government is offering a one-stop overview of the services available to people with developmental disabilities in each state.

For the first time in six years, the Special Olympics World Games will return to the United States in 2015, the organization said Wednesday.

As the number of Americans living in poverty soars, people with disabilities are faring among the worst, new Census data shows.

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.

In an effort to protect children with autism — especially those prone to wandering — some communities are erecting signs to alert passersby of their presence.