Center for Disabilities Studies

The U.S. Department of Education called for stricter monitoring of public special education and early intervention programs.

Alex Parra had his leg amputated above the knee as a teenager. This month, he ran part of the San Francisco Marathon on crutches to bring attention to the cost of prosthesis.

Laure Kayser, assistant professor in the University of Delaware’s College of Engineering, has received a four-year, $600,000 award to fund research on assistive soft robotics and tactile displays.

The proposed regulations would crack down on the accessibility of state and local government websites and apps, and those for services like libraries, parking and transit.

24 Black deaf students of the K-12 Kendall School on the Gallaudet University campus in Washington, D.C., never received diplomas despite completing their education. The students were honored in a recent ceremony at Gallaudet.