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The nation's top special education official is setting a new agenda for the U.S. Department of Education as it works to address the needs of students with disabilities.
Fast-food chain Wendy's is investigating the termination of an employee on the spectrum whose family was told he was "making guests uncomfortable."
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More extensive testing is in the works to further evaluate a century-old medicine that showed noticeable improvement in social interaction and function when used in those with autism.
Citing growing litigation, a group of senators is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to weigh in on how the Americans with Disabilities Act applies online.
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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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.
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.
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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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