disabled children

A federal judge issued an order that allowed the plaintiffs to file an amended complaint contending that the state is violating federal laws designed to protect the rights of people with disabilities.

The families of students with disabilities are seeking an injunction against the governor's executive order while an appeal of a lower-court ruling moves forward.

The judge cites that disabled children “require unique solutions” after an attorney for the parents pointed to a revised state rule that eased restrictions on students exposed to COVID-19.

With the state pointing to changes it has made, a federal judge Friday dismissed a long-running legal battle about whether Florida's Medicaid program…

At the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, engineering and physical therapy students are converting drivable toy cars from store shelves into…

The Florida Department of Health is floating a “compromise” on how it determines eligibility for the Children’s Medical Services Program. CMS is...

Even as the state fends off two federal lawsuits over its practice of placing disabled children in nursing homes, the facilities themselves are backing…

A South Florida Sun-Sentinel editorial says that Florida is failing in its care for disabled children. A lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice…

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, saying Florida has not done enough to improve the plight of severely disabled children, filed suit against…

A mother convicted of child neglect after her 13-year-old mentally disabled daughter was found malnourished and covered in lice and crabs will spend 18…