Kids are at higher risk for autism if either -- or both -- of their parents are over age 35 at the time of birth, new research suggests.

As unemployment ticked down again in January, new data shows that Americans with disabilities struggled to reap the benefits of an improving job market.

Obama administration officials are planning to fan out across the country starting this spring for a series of regional White House conferences to address disability issues.

Long thought to be caused by problems at birth, researchers now say that in most cases cerebral palsy may actually originate in a person's genes much like other developmental disabilities.

Some of New York City's most prized public schools are strikingly devoid of students with disabilities. Now the city's top education official is looking to force change.

Advocates are hoping that a first-of-its-kind lawsuit pitting people with disabilities against several top officials in Oregon could spur a national shift away from sheltered workshops.

Weeks after claiming their 3-year-old was rejected for a kidney transplant because she has an intellectual disability, a New Jersey couple said the transplant may go through after all.

In at least the third such incident in less than two years, an airline is facing a fine from the U.S. Department of Transportation over complaints filed by passengers with disabilities.

Even as teens with autism use television, computers and other screen-based media more than their peers, new research suggests that they're shunning some of the Web's most popular offerings.

In what Justice Department officials are hailing as their third landmark ADA agreement in as many years, one state will make strides toward enhancing community living for people with disabilities.

Teaching kids with autism to talk things through in their heads could dramatically improve their ability to deal with everyday problems, new research indicates.

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country, but it has every other state beat by one measure: A higher percentage of its students are in special education than anywhere else.

Developing a special education program for any child can be a contentious process, but new research suggests most parents are satisfied with their inclusion at IEP meetings.

For the sixth straight year, charges of job bias based on disability increased in 2011, according to new data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Beginning this year, the United Nations -- and all of its member countries -- will set aside a special annual day to recognize Down syndrome.

Some kids with autism lose the label as they age. Now a new study is helping to explain why the diagnosis sticks around for some and not others.