As unemployment ticked down again in January, new data shows that Americans with disabilities struggled to reap the benefits of an improving job market.

Advocates are hoping that a first-of-its-kind lawsuit pitting people with disabilities against several top officials in Oregon could spur a national shift away from sheltered workshops.

For the sixth straight year, charges of job bias based on disability increased in 2011, according to new data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Despite several recent threats to cut funding for special education, federal spending on students with disabilities will increase this year.

Job seekers saw a boost in hiring in December, but people with disabilities did not appear to get a piece of the good karma.

A unique Los Angeles-area program is giving adults with developmental disabilities a shot at landing jobs in the movie business.

The Obama administration is proposing new rules to provide first-ever minimum wage and overtime protections for in-home care workers who assist people with disabilities.

Direct care providers who help people with disabilities with life skills typically take home little in pay, but that’s not stopping some agencies from charging big bucks for their services.

The Obama administration wants to use the power of the federal pocketbook to dramatically increase hiring of people with disabilities.

Unemployment among Americans with disabilities dipped to the lowest level seen in over two years in November, but the jobs picture wasn’t all rosy.

Following reports of abuse, 14 members of Congress are seeking an investigation into Social Security’s oversight of those who manage benefits on behalf of some people with disabilities.

When Maryland parents requested services for their children with disabilities, they heard a familiar refrain: there’s no money. But it turns out the state had millions in untapped funds.