New professional guidance to the nation's pediatricians advises against using a drug in children with autism that many families are clamoring for after it was hyped by federal officials.

Still, workers with disabilities account for only 4.8% of the workforce as a whole and they are more prevalent in lower skill jobs such as maintenance and grounds cleaning, the findings show.

A judge indefinitely blocked the U.S. Department of Education from laying off nearly every staffer in its special education ...

Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults provide care to loved ones with disabilities or complex medical conditions, but a new report ...

Nearly a month into the federal shutdown, some organizations aiding people with disabilities are starting to scale back ...

As a result, the maximum federal SSI benefit for individuals will reach $994 per month, up from $967 this year. The top ...

The U.S. Department of Education is in talks to move oversight of special education programs to another federal agency.

Amid a flurry of autism announcements — including some that have raised questions — the Trump administration is investing $50 million into research that experts say is a step in the right direction.

Few people with Down syndrome have access to doctors specializing in the chromosomal disorder, but a new effort is underway ...

The nation's largest retailer is facing legal action after supervisors allegedly harassed employees with intellectual disabilities and were unwilling to accommodate a job coach.

In a first-of-its-kind suit, the state is accusing the companies of hiding information about the drug's link to autism and ADHD even as the science remains inconclusive. Nearly a month into the ...