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Desperate for new teachers — particularly in special education — one state is pouring millions into an effort to turn existing school employees into credentialed educators.
Some charter schools are opening their arms to students in special education, but the challenges of serving a higher-than-average population of children with disabilities can be daunting.
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They aren't injured or physically ill, but tendencies to act aggressively and violently mean some people with developmental disabilities have nowhere to go other than the emergency room.
While making the rounds to promote his new show, a former "Saturday Night Live" funnyman is taking heat for using the term "Down syndrome" in a derogatory way.
As more children with autism enter adulthood, new research finds that residing with family may predict more than anything how much access they have to services.
A Netflix series centering on the experiences of a teen with autism is adding nearly a half-dozen actors on the spectrum to its cast.
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With thousands of additional children in one state expected to soon be eligible for special education, there are big questions about where the teachers will come from.
Following an initial vote in Congress, advocates are hopeful that a federal program aimed at helping people with disabilities move from institutions to community living will be renewed.
In a first, a company says a blood test that can detect some children with autism is expected to be commercially available before the end of the year.
A homeowners board that's being sued for blocking door-to-door school bus service for a girl with disabilities is arguing that the bus is a "direct threat to the safety" of other residents.
People with disabilities in nearly every state will receive help accessing housing in the community thanks to an infusion of millions in federal dollars.
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Training primary care providers to accurately diagnose autism is yielding big dividends, researchers say, allowing children on the spectrum to be identified and start treatment far sooner.
The families of four men living in a state-run home for people with developmental disabilities say they were never informed that their loved ones' new roommate is a convicted sex offender.
The number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has reached more than 10 percent, a significant increase during the past 20 years, according to a new study.
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