Disability Scoop

A new drama opening on Broadway stars an Academy Award nominee as the mother of a child with disabilities.

Because autism research has historically focused on males, the diagnostic criteria has long been based on their experience. As a result, nearly 80% of women with autism are undiagnosed at age 18.

Are you looking for a job serving people with developmental disabilities? Search job openings nationwide in special education, disability services, therapy and much more.

Federal officials are reshaping the rules surrounding Medicaid home and community-based services for people with disabilities in an effort to improve access and strengthen the direct support professional workforce.

Disney is facing pushback after announcing changes limiting its Disability Access Service program to people with autism and other developmental disabilities.

PBS Kids is reworking many of its most popular shows to be more accessible to children with disabilities.

The U.S. Department of Education ruled that students with developmental disabilities attending a postsecondary program that long qualified for financial aid could no longer access such assistance.

The Social Security Administration is making another update to how it calculates Supplemental Security Income benefits, this time to ensure its rules are applied more equitably across the country.

A teacher is accused of encouraging bullying and abuse against a 7-year-old, sometimes even holding the boy down while others punched and kicked him, all while telling the boy's parents he made it up.

More than $200 million is being made available in a broad push to establish innovative approaches to transition young people with disabilities into competitive integrated employment.