Federal regulators are green-lighting a new tool designed to assist clinicians in identifying children with autism.

A growing number of students in the nation's schools have disabilities, new data shows, and they are more likely to ...

Riding horses or even just spending time around them can make a big difference for kids with autism, helping to reduce ...

For the first time, individuals with disabilities could see their Supplemental Security Income benefit from the federal ...

Special savings accounts that recently debuted may be a boon for families, but experts warn that without careful planning, they could compromise access to disability benefits.

The "profound autism" label has gained traction in recent years as a way to describe individuals on the more severe end of ...

The nation’s largest movie theater chain will pay $56,000 and take other steps to settle claims that it illegally forced out an employee with cerebral palsy after two decades on the job. The U.S.

A proposed revamp of a key federal survey could lead to a drastic undercount of Americans with developmental disabilities, advocates warn. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ...

The country’s top emergency response agency says it will bring back training on meeting the needs of people with disabilities in disasters after it was halted last year. The Federal Emergency ...

Disability service providers across the nation are turning away new referrals and scaling back programs. And, with massive funding cuts on the horizon, they see no relief in sight. A survey out this ...