Nearly three years after signing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Obama administration is asking the U.S. Senate to grant final approval of the treaty.

A lawsuit filed this week in Illinois alleges that the state’s high school athletic association is violating the rights of students with disabilities by barring them from competition.

In an unusual move, more than 70 disability advocates arrested last month during a Medicaid protest at the U.S. Capitol are being forced to return to Washington to appear in court.

With a number of parents turning to the courts to sue after unexpectedly giving birth to a child with a disability, several states are considering legislation to ban “wrongful birth” suits.

The U.S. Department of Education weighed in on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools Tuesday with a 45-page resource document, but stopped short of issuing formal guidance to educators.

Under an agreement reached earlier this year the state of Virginia plans to close nearly all of its institutions, but now a judge says parents who oppose the closures have a right to be heard.

More than a year after the federal government replaced “mental retardation” with “intellectual disability” in many laws, officials are looking to shift away from other offensive terms too.

It’s illegal to deny a person housing based upon their disability, but a new report suggests that such discrimination is common coast to coast.

With the summer pool season approaching, a battle is brewing between advocates for people with disabilities and hotel owners over how to make public swimming pools more accessible.

The White House plans to honor 14 people Monday as “Champions of Change” for making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities.

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.

A pair of congressman are pushing for legislation to dramatically enhance training for educators who teach students with autism.