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The newly renovated Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland has been reimagined to meet the needs of kids with physical, developmental, behavioral, emotional and sensory disorders and disabilities.
Once a year, vigils are held around the world to recognize individuals with disabilities who have been killed by parents and other relatives or caregivers.
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A mainstay of home shopping is launching a new effort to emphasize products that are accessible and adaptive.
Reflecting a growing trend nationally, lawmakers in the state with the highest percentage of people with disabilities earning less than minimum wage are working to put an end to the practice.
After nine years and multiple delays, new standards for what count as home and community-based services for people with disabilities will take effect this week, but many states remain ill-prepared.
A special education teacher has filed a lawsuit claiming she lost her job after repeatedly complaining to school district officials about understaffing in the classroom.
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When the mother of a 24-year-old with Down syndrome took to Facebook in search of a friend for her son, she never expected to garner thousands of responses and media attention from near and far.
The U.S. Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into a tiny school district for kids with disabilities that recorded the highest rate of student arrests in the country.
Psychiatrists are often some of the main providers of care for people with autism and intellectual disability, but new research finds that many have little training to serve this population.
President Joe Biden is calling for major investments in special education, home and community-based services and other programs that people with disabilities rely on.
Aiming to duplicate 15 years of success in Wisconsin, Shepherds College is making plans to expand with new campuses serving students with developmental disabilities far from its base.
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Twitter is taking heat over concerns that accessibility for users with disabilities has been compromised amid recent changes to the platform.
A preeminent activist who was instrumental in securing civil rights protections and reimagining life for people with disabilities has died.
Special education teacher and aide jobs are some of the most demanding and hardest to fill. Now, one state is considering paying these educators 20% more than their general education counterparts.
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