Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than one-third of mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities have an interaction with the child welfare system ...

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, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Only some 40 percent of disabled people are employed. But even that low figure is ...

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 ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Four Connecticut school districts are facing allegations of disability discrimination. It’s part of a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Justice, following a report ...

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities often face difficulty accessing needed organ transplants, but now a bill is moving through Congress that aims to address that disparity. The U.S ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A physician is suing the University of Iowa and Board of Regents, claiming disability discrimination and retaliation. In his lawsuit, Dr. Parijat Joy says he ...

Disability-based discrimination was reported by 12.4% of medical students with disabilities in the US, with the highest rates being reported by those with chronic illnesses and multiple disabilities.

“Too many ‘Spanish’ applicants are coming to (the Chicopee Housing Authority) from Springfield and Holyoke.” These are just a few of the bigoted statements allegedly said by the former executive ...

The social model of disability frames disability as something that is created by society, rather than only by medical conditions or physical differences. The model acknowledges that people have ...