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The Trump administration wants to eliminate university centers on developmental disabilities and rethink IDEA funding, but a ...
A feature film is in the works about a prominent activist known as the "mother of the disability rights movement." ...
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 U.S. House of Representatives approved billions in cuts to Medicaid that advocates warn would undermine the nation's ...
A major vacation rental platform is working to make it easier for travelers with disabilities to find accommodations that ...
Uber is rolling out new features to assist riders with disabilities and is adding training for drivers to help better accommodate them. The ride-sharing company said this month that it will offer ...
With a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, Congress yet again denied stimulus payments to some people with disabilities and failed to offer funding for home- and community-based services. Under ...
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 ...
After months of delays, lawmakers recently approved a federal funding bill narrowly averting a government shutdown, but advocates say it may bring more questions than answers for disability programs.
People with disabilities are poised to see big improvements when traveling by air thanks to a host of changes tucked inside a massive reauthorization of federal aviation programs. The measure signed ...
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. National autism advocacy ...
A major home furnishings retailer is introducing a new line of products designed to make life easier for people with disabilities. Ikea said this month that it is rolling out a collection of ...