A GAO report finds 42 states and the District of Columbia increased the share of students with disabilities in general ...

It’s time to rethink disability accommodations in higher education. While essential for ensuring access, accommodations should not be seen as an end in themselves. Colleges and universities must move ...

Laura Lemle watched how some teachers didn’t always understand how to teach her daughter, who has nonverbal learning disability. Some were incredibly empathetic, others were not. Special education ...

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...

Tim Odegard, a professor at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, has personal experience with teachers who did not believe in his intelligence because of a discredited dyslexia screening ...

Caroline Richter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Psychology, says learning disabilities are common, and there are many ways for parents to ...

“Disability is an issue that affects every individual, community, neighborhood, and family in the United States” (IOM, 1991, p. 1). The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) 1991 report Disability in ...

for those seeking disability benefits. Disability is a reality that touches millions of people across the United States, yet many Americans still don’t fully understand how disability systems work.