A first-of-its-kind competitive sports league specifically for athletes with intellectual disabilities is kicking off this ...

For individuals with disabilities, the road to becoming an independent adult can be challenging. A new film finds one man on ...

Republicans in Congress pushed through the largest Medicaid cuts in history, a move advocates say will inevitably shrink ...

Federal officials are giving employers the green light to continue paying many workers with disabilities less than minimum wage. The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposed rule that sought to ...

The nation's largest retailer is planning to provide special carts at every one of its locations designed to alleviate the need for caregivers to push both a cart and a wheelchair while shopping.

New research dives into the heated debate surrounding the language of autism and finds that preferences about how to describe those on the spectrum vary substantially depending on who you ask. In a ...

The people behind "Sesame Street" are introducing a new Muppet who uses a wheelchair in an effort to spotlight children with disabilities around the world.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider a case that may have major implications for the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday requiring the federal government to replace the term "mental retardation" with "intellectual disability" in many areas of government.

President Trump wants to cut $163 billion in federal spending next year, potentially zeroing out key disability programs, some of which are already pausing services because they're running out of ...