When children with disabilities experience discrimination, new research finds that the consequences may extend to their physical well-being. A study looking at more than 24,000 kids with special ...

Parents with any kind of disability are much more likely to have some type of interaction with the child welfare system than other parents. This means they are more likely than other parents to be ...

Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities The Education Department’s staff has been cut approximately in half — including in the Office for Civil ...

In A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, the Supreme Court considered the obligation of schools to refrain from discriminating on the basis of a disability. Specifically, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was obvious to Christine Smith Olsey that her son was not doing well at school, despite educators telling her to leave it to the experts. The second-grade student stumbled over ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their child can be complicated, time-consuming — and expensive. Changes at the Education Department are likely to make the ...

Protestors gather during a demonstration at the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education on Friday. Many worry cuts at the agency will impact students with disabilities. Mark Schiefelbein / AP ...