The modified toys will be donated to local organizations and schools that have children with disabilities such as Angela’s House and Stony Brook Children’s Hospital for kids to enjoy. Diaz and Dr.

Braille Institute, a leading organization dedicated to supporting individuals with vision impairments, proudly announces the return of Assistive Technology Month this November. The month-long ...

Assistive technologies are no longer confined to physical aids or specialized hardware. The study identifies a broad ...

Earlier this month, the Trump Administration took aim at a vital program with deep bipartisan support that provides screening, accommodations, and interventions for 7.5 million disabled children ...

Angela Powell had few options left before deciding to pull her autistic son from a traditional public school. The Tennessee mother said her son wasn't getting the services he was entitled to, even in ...

WASHINGTON – A federal judge has temporarily paused the Education Department's decision to lay off nearly everyone in its special education division. Judge Susan Illston in the Northern District of ...

PROVIDENCE — The Trump administration has canceled a grant being used to train special educators in Rhode Island, part of an ongoing effort to root out spending that may be in any way connected to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Accessibility features in mainstream technology are not as reliable as those in dedicated assistive devices.

The Trump administration laid off 466 employees from the U.S. Department of Education amid a government shutdown. These layoffs affected the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, ...

About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement. By Sarah Mervosh Michael C.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the ...