Months after Trump administration officials hyped a drug as a possible treatment for autism symptoms, one of the largest studies examining its effectiveness in this population has been retracted.

A one-of-a-kind museum chronicling disability history is reopening after a five-year hiatus in a new, bigger space that's ...

After months of uncertainty, federal lawmakers approved a spending package that rejects Trump administration efforts to alter ...

It's long been thought that autism is far more prevalent in boys than girls. But findings from a new study looking at data ...

More than 100,000 people with disabilities are expected at special proms planned at sites around the world all timed to coincide with Valentine's Day.

Federal lawmakers are considering taking up legislation that would amend IDEA, a move that advocates fear could open the door to broader changes amid an already tumultuous time for special education.

Nine books featuring stories about various types of disabilities are being tapped for a special set of awards given alongside ...

In a new twist in a long-running lawsuit, a coalition of states is challenging the right of people with disabilities to live ...

President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday requiring the federal government to replace the term “mental retardation” with “intellectual disability” in many areas of government. The measure ...

Seventeen states are no longer seeking to invalidate one of the nation’s key disability rights laws, but advocates say threats remain. A lawsuit brought by Texas and 16 other states garnered ...

A judge indefinitely blocked the U.S. Department of Education from laying off nearly every staffer in its special education office, but advocates say concerns about the future of the program remain.