Newly uncovered documents show just how reliant New York is on Medicaid reimbursements of $1.6 million annually for each resident at state institutions.

A fully accessible college dorm opening this week is believed to be the most user-friendly in the country for students with physical disabilities.

A federal judge told a number of Illinois nursing home operators in a ruling this week that they must stop using propaganda to dissuade residents from moving into the community.

In the latest chapter of a running battle between old and new, Virginia families are at odds over whether an institution for those with disabilities should be rebuilt or dismantled.

As tough economic times wear on, states are increasingly putting in-home care services on the chopping block even though such programs typically yield cost savings long-term.

A Florida woman will get to stay in her home after a federal court ordered the state to lift a requirement that she first live in a nursing home to qualify for community-based care.

A Texas mom is embroiled in a dispute with her neighbors over a gate she installed in front of her home to keep her son with autism from wandering.

Some Washington, DC residents are questioning how much is too much after learning that a single section of the city houses over 40 percent of its group homes.

The lawmaker who introduced legislation to expand independent living options is speaking out in support of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after self-advocates heckled her.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi resorted to yelling parts of a speech Tuesday over the voices of protesters in wheelchairs calling for “our homes, not nursing homes.”

Problems persist at Texas institutions for individuals with disabilities more than a year after workers at one facility were found forcing residents to fight each other.

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.

Medicaid in-home care services are proving an easy place for lawmakers to cut, but the changes are putting some residents with disabilities in a tough spot.

A group of western New York real estate agents are being trained to spot houses that would best meet the sensory needs of those with autism.

The Justice Department says Arkansas is giving residents with developmental disabilities a “draconian choice” of living in institutions or receiving no assistance whatsoever.