Fifty years ago, just after Thanksgiving of 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, the landmark law that created special education as it exists today, and ...

A key U.S. Senate panel rejected a Trump administration push to make major changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and defund some disability programs, but significant uncertainty ...

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.

UC Berkeley data shows over 40% of disability accommodations go to students with psychological conditions, as accommodations, ...

It was a promise that disabled Americans would no longer be excluded from schools, workplaces, public spaces or civic life. It was a declaration that disability rights are civil rights. But today, ...

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NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union announced today the appointment of Zoe Brennan-Krohn as director of the Disability Rights Program. As director of the Disability Rights Program, ...

There is a new state law that will help first responders assist individuals with disabilities when responding to countywide 9-1-1 calls.

Based on my past research in this area, I propose to the Trump Administration and Congress the following baker’s dozen reform changes to Disability Insurance (DI) and/or Supplemental Security Income ...

The state of Delaware systemically fails to provide legally adequate education to young people with learning disabilities inside its prison facilities, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.

A new law set to begin in January is geared to help first responders and those with disabilities communicate.Keith’s Law, ...

Amani Karisa works for the African Population and Health Research Center. He receives funding from Gates Foundation and Echidna Giving. Kenya has long recognised the rights of persons with ...