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A new documentary is casting fresh light on one of the nation’s most well-known people with autism. The film “An Open Door,” ...
A key U.S. Senate panel rejected a Trump administration push to make major changes to IDEA and defund some disability ...
A White House order calling for greater reliance on institutionalization threatens decades of precedent on disability rights, ...
Mothers of adolescents and adults with autism experience chronic stress comparable to combat soldiers and struggle with frequent fatigue and work interruptions, new research finds. These moms also ...
Plans are moving forward to allow people with disabilities to remain in their wheelchairs when they travel on commercial aircraft. A subsidiary of Delta Air Lines is seeking approval from the Federal ...
As the Trump administration lays out ambitious plans to address autism, many longtime leaders and well-known experts in the field have been left out, stakeholders indicate.
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 ...
New regulations will prohibit health care providers from making treatment decisions based on biases about disabilities and require that accessible exam tables and other equipment be more available.
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.” ...
The nation's largest retailer is planning to provide special carts at every one of its locations designed to alleviate the need for caregivers to push both a cart and a wheelchair while shopping.
For the first time in four years, the amount of money that people with disabilities can save without jeopardizing eligibility for government benefits is rising.
Starting this month, individuals with disabilities can accrue more money than ever before in a special type of account that allows people to save without jeopardizing access to government benefits.