Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that more children across the nation are being diagnosed with autism and other developmental disabilities. Between 2019 and 2024, the number of parents who said that their child had a deve... See more
A growing number of students in the nation's schools have disabilities, new data shows, and they are more likely to experience restraint, seclusion and other discipline. Students with disabilities account for 19% of the nearly 50 million children in publi... See more
Special savings accounts that recently debuted may be a boon for families, but experts warn that without careful planning, they could compromise access to disability benefits. The newly created Trump Accounts, which became available in July, allow familie... See more
A proposed revamp of a key federal survey could lead to a drastic undercount of Americans with developmental disabilities, advocates warn. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling for major changes to the 2028 version of the National... See more
The federal government will do away with rules requiring that people with disabilities be served in the community under a settlement with a handful of states that advocates say sidesteps decades of precedent. U.S. District Judge James W. Hendrix approved ... See more
