For the first time ever, a wheelchair user traveled above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.

As federal officials begin to outline more stringent Medicaid eligibility rules, worries are running high about what the ...

About 15 school districts and charters nationwide will be among the first to use OpenAI's new education-focused artificial intelligence tool. Families say their schools do not proactively plan for ...

As the Trump administration takes sweeping steps to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the agency is still deciding what the future holds for special education. The Education Department said ...

Disability advocates say that the U.S. Department of Education could cancel hundreds of grants made under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in the coming weeks. The awards in question ...

Despite broad efforts in recent years to identify children with autism early, many continue to go undiagnosed for years. New research suggests that genetics may explain why. Kids who receive an autism ...

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 ...

Disability advocates are lining up against a bipartisan bill that they say would direct tens of billions of dollars toward institutionalization all while community-based services are likely to face ...

The Trump administration is moving forward with sweeping plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a move advocates say will disproportionately affect students with disabilities. A Supreme ...

The number of students with disabilities in the nation’s public schools is growing, according to new federal data. There were 7.2 million students ages 3 to 21 served under the Individuals with ...

Mass firings at a federal agency supporting community living efforts for people with disabilities are fueling concerns that funding will be disrupted and programs could be forced to close. Nearly 50% ...

Fewer states are meeting their obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, federal officials say, with most deficient multiple years in a row. The U.S. Department of Education ...