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A film challenging what it means to have intellectual disability is set to screen at theaters across the country.
Desperate for new teachers — particularly in special education — one state is pouring millions into an effort to turn existing school employees into credentialed educators.
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A pilot program will use state funding to purchase a drone that police can use to help locate people with autism and others at risk of wandering if they go missing.
Lawmakers are pushing forward with plans to renew a federal program that helps people with disabilities move from institutions to community living.
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.
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.
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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.
Eight years after legal requirements were set in motion to "enhance and improve" support for those with special needs, families say the military has failed to follow through.
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.
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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.
Disability advocates are none too pleased amid reports that President Donald Trump called Attorney General Jeff Sessions "mentally retarded."
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