Black students, for example, have been overrepresented in special education since 1968, when the U.S. Office for Civil Rights first began tracking school district data. The starkest disparities appear ...

At UC Berkeley, over half of registered disabled students have psychological or emotional disabilities. The number of ...

The state’s consent decree with the Community Legal Aid Society will be monitored by an independent evaluator and U.S. District Court.

If they do find a partner, it can be logistically difficult to sustain the relationship and they can face judgement from other people, with one parent describing how people tut when they see her son ...

A foster parent who lost his sight after being injured by a child in his care has said he never considered stopping being a carer because he did not believe a disability should "hold me back". Nigel ...

Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has been awarded the Turner Prize for work that includes vivid abstract drawings and hanging sculptures, the first artist with a learning disability to win Britain's most ...

Nnena Kalu, who uses cardboard and tape to create her work, received the prestigious art award. By Alex Marshall Reporting from Bradford, England Nnena Kalu, an artist who uses videotape, plastic ...

Fifty years ago, just after Thanksgiving of 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, the landmark law that created special education as it exists today, and ...

achievement/ability discrepancy: a way to see if a child is performing at their best or if something like a learning disability is holding them back. acquired brain injury (ABI): an injury to the ...

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 ...

As a teacher, you want all of your students to reach their academic potential. However, not everyone learns at the same pace or in the same way. That means you need to be prepared to provide ...

Introduction People with a learning disability face significant health and mortality inequalities as well as wider systemic inequities. Challenges in palliative and end of life care (PEOLC) include ...