The line between difference, disability, and disease is constantly shifting, shaped as much by social attitudes as biology. A ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously sided with a Minnesota family that has been battling their local school district over the education of their daughter in a decision that could make it easier ...

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities often face difficulty accessing needed organ transplants, but now a bill is moving through Congress that aims to address that disparity. The U.S ...

WASHINGTON – Disability rights advocates breathed a sigh of relief now that the Supreme Court has made it easier for students with disabilities to sue schools for damages. Not only did all the ...

Last month, in a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that students with disabilities will no longer face a higher legal standard when seeking justice for discrimination in schools—one ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that private citizens have no ...

In a tangled decision, the justices ruled against a disabled firefighter who sued her former employer for refusing her health benefits after she had retired. By Abbie VanSickle and Adam Liptak ...

BOTTOM LINE: Where an administrative law judge sufficiently assessed an applicant’s capacity to work when it denied her application for disability benefits, that decision was affirmed. CASE: Drumgold ...

Michele Solis claims she was terminated after asking to go on medical leave for panic attacks she was experiencing due to work stress. By Winston Cho Range Media Partners has been sued by Michele ...