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In a ruling with broad implications, the Supreme Court said unanimously that claims of disability discrimination at schools shouldn't be held to a higher standard than those originating from other settings.
Not even in high school yet, one teenager is already working with manufacturers to make his nationally recognized invention — which is designed to help people with disabilities — available.
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Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and his family have donated $50 million to accelerate autism research by creating a dedicated center to study its causes and treatment options across the lifespan.
Federal officials are holding off on implementing new regulations that were hailed as the largest expansion of rights for airline passengers with disabilities in a generation.
A new drama focusing on a character with autism who has a unique way of solving crimes is coming to television.
Teachers unions are seeking to boost paraprofessional pay, which remains so low that workers are struggling to get by in many states.
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The Trump administration is quietly working to fast-track changes to a key disability rights law by circumventing typical procedures, advocates are warning.
The vast majority of characters with disabilities on television are played by typically developing actors, according to a new report, which finds little has changed in the last decade.
A study has discovered a new molecular path that leads to autism, potentially opening the way for more intervention in the future.
The Trump administration wants to eliminate university centers on developmental disabilities and rethink IDEA funding, but a new plan spares some programs that were expected to be on the chopping block.
School officials say parents' heightened awareness, improved testing procedures and pandemic-era learning losses have contributed to the spike in students requiring specialized instruction.
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About half the children under age 3 who receive screening and intervention for disabilities under IDEA's Part C rely on Medicaid for health care.
The noise and stimulation of many traditional high school activities can be too much for students with disabilities, but not at a field day built specifically around their needs.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants to get to the bottom of surging autism rates, but a new analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut funding for such research by double digits.
