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Children who need around-the-clock psychiatric care can be stuck waiting days or weeks for help because facilities are prioritizing patients from states with higher Medicaid reimbursement rates.
Microsoft is introducing a collection of adaptive devices aimed at making it easier for people with disabilities to use computers.
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In a move that faced strong opposition, the nation's second largest district will make American Sign Language and English the standard for early intervention for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Despite knowing he would need accommodations because of his autism and ADHD, Subway didn't provide the man with reasonable accommodations or give him proper training, officials say.
Federal education officials say they plan to revise regulations for one of the main laws affecting students with disabilities after leaving them largely untouched for 45 years.
Netflix will air a new iteration of its documentary series following people with autism in the dating world, this time focused on a group of individuals on the spectrum in the U.S.
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At 12, Ricky Rodriguez, who has autism, has competed in Scrabble tournaments from Texas to Pennsylvania to Malaysia, finding a community and a place to build his social skills along the way.
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision chips away at disability rights, advocates say, by making it harder to bring claims under some of the nation's anti-discrimination laws.
Disney is set to film a new movie about a girl with cerebral palsy who's nonverbal and uses a wheelchair and her experience seeking out an inclusive education.
With a mission of providing a positive space for those with cognitive disabilities to learn, train and grow, six out of the flower shop's 10 staffers are people who have Down syndrome.
A bipartisan push is underway on Capitol Hill to update a major facet of the Supplemental Security Income program for the first time in over 30 years.
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Major employers including Microsoft, Google, Freddie Mac and more are part of a newly launched job search platform aimed at recruiting employees with autism and other neurological differences.
Drivers and passengers with developmental disabilities are getting a chance to practice what it's like to be pulled over by police during special events that are intended to tamp down anxieties.
A first grader who is nonverbal was abused by his teacher and aide for months, his parents say, with video showing incidents where the boy was hit in the face with an object and dragged to his desk.
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