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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

The number of American children diagnosed with autism is on the rise yet again, according to new government data.

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 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.