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The number of students with disabilities in the nation's public schools is growing, according to new federal data.
There are Amber Alerts for children and Silver Alerts for the elderly, but now one state is introducing a new kind of alert to help find adults with developmental disabilities who go missing.
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Facebook will make big changes to settle a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing the platform of allowing advertisers to discriminate against people with disabilities and other groups.
The 33-foot faux cabin, which was previously used to train airline crews, will provide those with sensory, physical or cognitive disabilities a place to practice boarding in a realistic setting.
An actress with autism is making her debut alongside Dakota Johnson in a new feature film that's out in theaters.
As New Orleans stares down another active hurricane season, disability advocates and vulnerable people wonder if recent changes will make a difference for a population that often gets left behind.
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More than a week after delegates of the unified Haitian Special Olympics soccer team went missing, experts say concerns about their safety will only grow the longer the investigation drags on.
Federal regulators authorized a new device aimed at helping doctors decide whether or not children as young as 16 months have autism.
Lawmakers in one state are making it easier for people to fix their power wheelchairs when they wear out or break, but arcane regulations and manufacturers create high hurdles for nationwide reform.
Babies with prenatal exposure to COVID-19 were 86% more likely to be diagnosed with a developmental disorder in their first year compared with babies who weren't exposed, new research suggests.
Just days after releasing a new single, Lizzo has changed the lyrics following backlash from people with disabilities for using what they called ableist language.
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With help from a cruise line and a group of advocates, a mother and her teenage son with autism are back home nearly a month after the teen was kicked off a flight leaving them stranded in Aruba.
Another person with ties to the Haitian delegation to the Special Olympics has been reported missing, according to authorities, bringing the number of disappearances to seven.
Congress is moving to ban devices used to administer electric shocks on people with disabilities in an effort to modify their behavior, a practice that advocates have long decried as torturous.
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