Job prospects improved significantly for Americans with disabilities in April, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Labor.

The Obama administration is coming out in support of a group of adults with developmental disabilities who say they’re being unlawfully relegated to sheltered workshops.

Advocates and lawmakers are crying foul as kids with autism in one state receive strikingly different levels of assistance largely based on their parents’ ability to fight for services.

As people with disabilities face a stubbornly high unemployment rate, a new survey of hiring professionals finds that most companies are taking steps to recruit those with special needs.

The unemployment rate eased slightly for Americans with disabilities in March, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday.

Even though many federal policies favor community-based employment for people with disabilities, a new report finds that most government funds go to sheltered workshops instead.

A Los Angeles company is looking to offer software testing at rates competitive with firms in other countries. The kicker — they want to employ people with disabilities to make it happen.

Federal officials are beginning to send cash to states this week in an effort to promote integrated, community-based employment for people with even the most severe disabilities.

Autism is costing society $137 billion annually, according to new estimates that suggest a three-fold increase in less than a decade.

A Texas nonprofit is tapping into the unique abilities of adults with autism by training them to make mobile apps and organizers say they hope to expand the program across the country.

Despite a presidential mandate to increase hiring of people with certain, targeted disabilities, such individuals make up less than 1 percent of the federal workforce, new data shows.

A new study shows that mothers of children with autism earn 56 percent less on average than moms with typically developing kids, but the reason why might come as a surprise.