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Individuals with disabilities receiving Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits can expect to see more money next year.
Abby Bedard, 13, spent 10 months in the emergency department — a stay that highlights the shortage of services for children with disabilities.
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In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics is speaking out about the harms of school suspensions and expulsions and their disproportionate impact on students with disabilities.
Adults with disabilities and their caregivers are pressing governments and private businesses across the U.S. to help them avoid undignified public bathroom experiences.
With a new tool, federal officials are working to help people with disabilities and employers understand the wide array of accommodations available to make employment more achievable.
As diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder have increased, so have the number of experimental and off-label therapies seeking to address the condition. Evaluating treatments can be daunting.
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Some of the nation's most popular theme parks are quietly making changes to their procedures for accommodating visitors with disabilities.
Several updates to SSI are taking effect, impacting how benefits are calculated, alleviating reporting burdens and likely expanding the number of people who qualify for the program.
As some employers move back to fully in-office employment, advocates hope that remote work's boon to workers with disabilities won't be forgotten.
Schools are making robotics more inclusive by creating teams that integrate neurotypical and neurodiverse students who will work together to foster a new mindset of abilities versus disabilities.
Lawmakers approved a short-term extension of the nation's primary autism law, but the path to renewing the measure — and nearly $2 billion for the developmental disability — may be rockier than expected.
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Patrice Jetter and Garry Wickham want to get married, but they would lose their disability lifelines if they did. Their story is the subject of a new "documentary romantic comedy" on Hulu.
Two new drop-off and pick-up zones intended for visitors to the U.S. Capitol with disabilities are nearing completion and could be ready by the time lawmakers return after the November election.
Disability advocates and members of both political parties are calling out former President Donald Trump after he described Vice President Kamala Harris as "mentally impaired" and "mentally disabled."
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