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.

A new app designed to help people with disabilities locate accessible venues in their communities is getting a boost after being named a winner in a national contest.

Even as more Americans gain high-speed Internet access in their homes, those with disabilities continue to lag behind.

Hewlett-Packard is teaming up with a pair of autism organizations to develop apps to help people with the disorder handle everything from scheduling and communication to bullying.

Apple appears to be taking steps to make its popular tablet and smartphone devices more user-friendly for people with disabilities who are unable to use touch screens.

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 fuzzy yellow robot initially used for autism therapy is going mainstream this fall, with Toys “R” Us marketing a consumer version that very well could be the next must-have Christmas item.

For much of his adult life, Jeremy Collins was heavily supervised in a group home. But today, the 31-year-old with Down syndrome has his own townhouse, all thanks to technology.

Companies working to create technology to make life easier for people with disabilities are getting a leg up through a series of new federal grants.

A group of disability advocates is charging that Facebook is turning a blind eye to profiles and pages on the social network that they say are offensive to people with disabilities.

A new program will offer people with developmental disabilities the option to have remotely monitored cameras installed in their homes as an alternative to traditional in-person supports.

The iPad is all the rage among those working to help kids with disabilities learn to communicate. Now research is starting to back up the practice.

Tips for getting a job and keeping it are at the heart of a new government-funded website designed to help individuals with developmental disabilities become gainfully employed.

From health care to pop culture, developmental disabilities permeated the news in 2010. Here are our picks for the disability stories of the year.

Two Oregon teens took home the nation’s top high school science prize for developing technology that could help children with autism identify emotion in human speech.