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The U.S. Department of Education is calling on schools to avoid the use of suspensions and other similar practices when disciplining students with disabilities.

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The nation’s pediatricians are for the first time receiving guidance on how best to care for young people with developmental disabilities when they are hospitalized.

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As a new Congress gets underway, federal lawmakers are resurrecting efforts to shore up the nation’s beleaguered home and community-based services system.

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Despite more than three decades on the job, a grill cook with autism was fired in violation of the ADA not long after a new owner took over, according to a lawsuit filed by the EEOC.

The post McDonald’s Fired Man Who Worked There 37 Years In Violation Of ADA, Lawsuit Says appeared first on Disability Scoop.

New research suggests that autism prevalence rose as much as 500% in recent decades, but it still may be underdiagnosed.

The post Study: Even With Fivefold Increase, Autism Likely Undercounted appeared first on Disability Scoop.

The U.S. Department of Education says that complaints of disability discrimination in the nation’s schools are at the highest level in five years.

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is sending millions in funding to local officials across the country to help people with disabilities access housing in their communities.

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The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether students with disabilities can seek financial relief under a federal law prohibiting discrimination even if they’ve already settled a case under IDEA.

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For the first time in years, a federal panel tasked with guiding the nation’s priorities on autism is moving to update the government’s agenda for addressing the developmental disability.

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A major beauty brand is debuting a device aimed at ensuring that individuals with disabilities can apply makeup all by themselves.

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