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Many gymnastics centers have a near-militant training style, but one unsuspecting gym has found success on the world stage with an approach focused on including people of all abilities.
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.
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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.
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.
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Recent reductions in funding at the NIH are threatening progress on Angelman syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, as families worry about how they could be impacted by changes to Medicaid.
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.
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A feature film is in the works about a prominent activist known as the "mother of the disability rights movement."
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.
