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.

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 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.

A former Comfort Suites employee with autism will pocket a six-figure settlement after he was fired following his request for a job coach.

The job situation for Americans with disabilities improved dramatically in October with unemployment dropping to its lowest level in more than two years, the Labor Department said Friday.

A disproportionate number of Americans with disabilities continued to be unemployed in September, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday.

Employers would no longer be able to pay workers with disabilities less than minimum wage under a bill introduced in Congress this week.

The federal government is sending more than $21 million to a number of states to address the specific needs of people with disabilities who are looking for work.

In an effort to combat employer misconceptions, a new online tool is offering an estimate of the costs — and financial benefits — involved in hiring people with disabilities.

A key senator is looking to shift the expectation for people with intellectual disabilities toward integrated employment rather than sheltered workshops.

The federal government is suing the owner of a McDonald’s restaurant alleging that an employee with cerebral palsy was demoted because of his disability.