Young people with disabilities in the United States are guaranteed the right to a free and appropriate public education at federally funded schools. But with shifts and cuts at the Education ...

Thirteen-year-old Levent goes to an Indianapolis middle school that's been celebrated for its test scores – but he's behind academically. His mother, Shania, believes that's because of how often he's ...

More than a quarter of all parents of children with disabilities say they struggle to find appropriate childcare for their kids. And even for those who do, many say their kids routinely encounter ...

California resident Katie Prather remembers thinking that her son, who has autism, could have mastered math skills if he had less work to complete in elementary school. By middle school, she thought ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- She’s only in fifth grade but has big plans for the state of Connecticut. The Connecticut Democracy Center recently named North Haven fifth-grader Theresa “Tessa” Hallinan as the ...

Amid rising concern about drowning among children with autism, a new effort is underway to help kids with cognitive, physical and developmental needs across the country learn to be safe in the water.