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Audio cues, color adjustments and controllers that can be operated through head movements or with feet are some of the many options that are making video gaming more inclusive.
Children with autism are twice as likely as those with other disabilities to have unmet health care needs, according to a new report.
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With teachers in one of the nation's largest school districts picketing, more than 60,000 students with special needs are missing out on far more than academics.
The U.S. Department of Education is launching a wide-ranging initiative to "address the possible inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion" among students with disabilities.
Federal authorities are seeking to recover $9 million that they say a woman stole in a scheme involving false medical bills for treating children with autism.
Amid a bevy of existing autism organizations, a new national nonprofit is hoping to stand out by giving voice to the particular needs of people on the severe end of the spectrum.
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Individuals with Down syndrome continue to learn new skills well into adulthood, according to a study that's offering a timetable of what to expect from those with the chromosomal disorder.
Though boys with autism are estimated to outnumber girls by 4-1, experts now say that may be because many females are overlooked.
A former golf course will be the site of 300 new homes, a third of which will be for those with autism, Down syndrome and other disabilities, and the remainder will be for sale to the public.
The Trump administration is planning to rethink existing regulations that radically altered the transition from school to work for people with disabilities.
Inquiries to thousands of schools across the country show that students with special needs are routinely ignored by charter schools before they even get a chance to apply.
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More people are on waiting lists, fewer are competitively employed and access to services remains uneven, according to a new report that ranks states on developmental disability services.
In what advocates in one state say is at least the fourth such incident this school year, video has surfaced of a teacher dragging a student with disabilities reportedly having a meltdown.
Special necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry used by people with special needs to provide sensory stimulation are dangerous, federal regulators say.
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