The Education Department's office for civil rights was investigating in part to see if there was a difference in whether and what services students were offered because of their race. Read Full Post >
The federal Education Department's office for civil rights recently tried to clarify how school districts should uphold amendments to federal disability law. But one expert says the guidance is significant for what it doesn't say, not really what it does say. Read Full Post >
But they are less likely to be a part of the conversation about childhood obesity. Read Full Post >
A new collection of research makes it possible to diagnose autism in those with Down syndrome, and diagnose autism earlier--and possibly prevent it. Read Full Post >
Students with disabilities or health problems are more likely to be the target of bullies than their classmates, according to a new study, but they were also slightly more likely to have attacked someone else at school or tell someone they would hurt them Read Full Post >
The court ruled Tuesday that a federal law preempts claims about design defect brought by those who want to be compensated for injuries caused by a vaccine's side effects. Read Full Post >
Children covered by the program were given the drugs at a rate four times higher than for children with private insurance. Read Full Post >
You may already know that President Obama's close adviser, David Axelrod, has a daughter with epilepsy. This weekend's Parade Magazine interviewed his wife Susan about their experiences with their now 27-year-old daughter, Lauren, and their work on behalf of epilepsy prevention and treatment. Susan... Read Full Post >
The state of sex education for students with developmental disabilities is a story idea that's been on my plate for ages, and I now may have a good "hook:" Researchers in Philadelphia have tracked rates of treatment of sexually transmitted infections among more than 50,000 Medicaid*-eligible 12- t... Read Full Post >
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