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People with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income can expect to receive two payments this month, but one will be higher than the other.
An analysis shows that one state could fill its vacancies three times over if it lured back special education teachers from less-grueling regular education classrooms.
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At Comcast, a team of 19 accessibility-focused staff spend their time thinking about how people with disabilities interact with their products. Other companies are increasingly following their lead.
The U.S. Department of Education is warning state vocational rehabilitation agencies that they need to provide more than minimal services to help people with disabilities gain employment.
The story behind a one-of-a-kind theme park that's fully accessible to people with disabilities is set to get the Hollywood treatment.
Florida officials have allowed nearly $800 million in state and federal matching funds for disability services to fall through the cracks in the past two years, according to a budget analysis.
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Many see the current surge in interest in disability studies as part of a sea change sweeping their discipline, and the student populations they serve.
As the holiday season gears up, shopping centers from coast to coast will host special events designed to give kids with disabilities a chance to meet Santa Claus without all the usual frenzy.
Despite being the legal guardians for their sons with developmental disabilities, two mothers say that state officials are making decisions about their children's care with no regard for their rights.
An independent federal agency says that the government's failure to update asset limits associated with SSI and other programs is leaving people with disabilities in a tough spot.
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities of all ages can find support for their housing, education and medical needs all in one spot in what officials hope will become a national model.
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States are revitalizing trails in parks and on public lands, modernizing campgrounds and lodges and purchasing all-terrain chairs so people with disabilities aren't excluded from outdoor experiences.
For the first time in years, federal education officials are releasing data showing how the experiences of students with disabilities in the nation's schools vary from others and the picture is stark.
Families can get Medicaid benefits for services that allow people who are medically fragile to live at home instead of in a facility, but many are left languishing on a waitlist.
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