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### Health & Behavior
## Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance

### Living
## Disability Rights Leader Alice Wong Dies At 51

### Politics & Law
## As Government Reopens, Ed Department Brings Back Fired Special Education Staffers

### Autism
## Comprehensive Review Finds No Clear Link Between Tylenol, Autism

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### Living
## Program Offers Way To Locate Missing People With Cognitive Disabilities

For families of those whose disabilities put them at higher risk of wandering, a program that distributes free technology offers a lifeline.

November 14, 2025

### Health & Behavior
## 30 Years Without A Real Raise: Early Intervention Pay Crisis

Early intervention providers in one state haven't seen a substantive raise in three decades — and vulnerable young children are losing out.

November 13, 2025

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### Politics & Law
## White House Ordered To Step Up Accessibility

A federal judge is directing the White House to reinstate sign language interpreters at many press briefings months after they were abruptly removed.

November 11, 2025

### Education
## Special Education Enforcement Would Be Up To States Under Trump Plan

Disability rights and education advocates worry that most states don't have the resources — or, in some cases, the will — to adequately police and protect the rights of students with disabilities.

November 11, 2025

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### Living
## Should Pregnant Women Park In Spots For People With Disabilities? Lawsuit Says No

A woman who uses a power wheelchair is suing over a state law that allows expectant mothers to park in accessible spaces, arguing that it makes parking less available to her and others with disabilities.

November 11, 2025

### Health & Behavior
## Disability Providers Nationwide Considering More Cuts

With financial pressures mounting, disability service providers across the country are increasingly weighing program cuts and they say that in-home supports are among their most vulnerable offerings.

November 10, 2025

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## Microsoft Tweaking AI Depictions Of People With Autism, Other Conditions

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### Living
## High School Adds Sensory-Friendly Section At Football Games

Inspired by a single student, a high school added a sensory-friendly section to its football stands and in the process allowed many to experience Friday night lights for the first time.

November 7, 2025

### Education
## Disability Advocates Cry Foul Over Dismantling Of Special Ed: ‘Our World Is On Fire’

Efforts to gut the U.S. Department of Education's special education office and move the program to another agency are already causing "immediate harm" to students with disabilities, advocates warn.

November 6, 2025

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### Health & Behavior
## Therapy Halted For Kids With Disabilities After Audit Reveals Bogus Therapists

Thousands of children with autism and other disabilities are losing medically-prescribed music, art and other therapies after an audit revealed that unqualified therapists were paid through Medicaid.

November 5, 2025

### Money
## Workforce Participation By Those With Disabilities ‘Historically High’

The number of people with disabilities in the workforce has surged in recent years, new research shows.

November 4, 2025

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### Down Syndrome
## Ashley Judd To Make Film About Football Player With Down Syndrome

Ashley Judd is preparing to start filming a new movie inspired by the true story of a college football player with Down syndrome.

November 4, 2025

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### Education
## Parents Raise Concerns About Students In Special Ed Being Rushed To Graduate

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### Autism
## Pediatrics Group Declines To Recommend Drug For Autism Touted By Trump Administration

New professional guidance to the nation's pediatricians advises against using a drug in children with autism that many families are clamoring for after it was hyped by federal officials.

November 3, 2025

### Living
## Family Caregivers Struggling In Some States More Than Others

Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults provide care to loved ones with disabilities or complex medical conditions, but a new report finds that the challenges they face vary significantly.

October 31, 2025

### Intellectual Disability
## Controversial Rocker Asked To ‘Acknowledge The Harm’ For Using R-Word On Live TV

Special Olympics is making a plea with Kid Rock after the musician said the R-word during a live television broadcast to describe what he was going as for Halloween.

October 31, 2025

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