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The Senate and House unanimously passed the measure to eliminate the cap on the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities as part of last week's special session.

The Justice Department is urging a federal appeals court to uphold a ruling aimed at keeping children with complex medical conditions out of nursing homes.

The judge says the state violated the ADA and rights of children “who rely upon the provision of vital Medicaid services and are trying, in vain, to avoid growing up in nursing homes.”

Schools contending with soaring student mental health needs and other challenges have been struggling to determine just how much COVID is to blame. Are emotional struggles the sign of a disability that will impair their learning?

Orlando is hosting the Special Olym[ics USA Games this week. However, state law bars businesses from requiring proof of a COVID vaccination, with a $5,000 fine for each person.

It’s Tuesday morning in Alhambra, California, and teacher Tamya Daly has her online class playing an alphabet game. The students are writing quickly and…

Alachua County Public Schools are set to open on Aug. 24, with many students resuming distance learning. But for children on the autism spectrum, that is…

Group homes and other facilities that care for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities will be required to start testing staff members…

Broward County Public Schools is considering a controversial pilot to reopen school buildings for in-person classes for some students with disabilities...

A number of lawsuits question whether schools have addressed the needs of special education students during the pandemic. But the very nature of special education makes it hard to find one solution.