Disability Issues

There are plenty of advice books on the market for parents of children with special needs, but Reflections from a Different Journey takes a different approach, collecting wisdom for parents of children with special needs from the source: adults who...

On July 26, 2010, President Obama signed an Executive Order directing Office of Personnel Management, which oversees federal hiring, to create new recruitment and hiring strategies that will significantly increase employment for people with disabilities in the federal government.

President Obama has signed into law a bill eliminating use of the phrase "mentally retarded" from all federal law.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida, accusing it of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by placing children with severe special needs in nursing homes rather than in less restrictive settings.

The Transportation Security Administration recently introduced a dedicated hotline that travelers with special needs and their families can call with questions or concerns about the security screening process.

The U.S. Department of Justice recently sent the state of Florida a letter accusing it of illegally placing children with special needs in nursing homes.

President Bush has signed a major piece of legislation that will greatly expand the rights of people with disabilities.

Autism and families with special needs children were a surprisingly prominent focus of the final debate between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain.

In addition to federal benefits like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), disabled veterans who have served our country during wartime are also entitled to a pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs.