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Federal officials are introducing a variety of new resources to help family caregivers who need time away from work to support an adult child with a disability. The U.S. Department of Labor has ...

Employers are considering the needs of caregivers more than ever before, with many offering child and elder care benefits, paid parental leave and flexible work arrangements. A new insurance option ...

Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the special rapporteur’s report on care and support for children with disabilities within the family environment and its gendered ...

As potential Medicaid cuts loom over millions of Americans, parents of children with severe disabilities are trying to grapple with what life might look like without the health care program. “If we ...

Parents and disability rights advocates are backing a bill that would codify federal disability law into Colorado law.

The concept that a child’s disability can delay or prevent emancipation is not a new one. In fact, it has been part of the decisional law for decades. Moreover, the parties cannot contract away the ...

The issue was highlighted in a recent study that shows there are 77,000 developmentally disabled adults in Ohio who have ...

The Idaho Legislature is entering the final stretch of its session with a sine die target of March 27, as the Joint Finance ...

There are 240 million children in the world who are living with a disability. UNICEF works with partners to help ensure they are not left behind as the world continues to make progress on the ...

B.C. is changing how it supports families raising a child with a disability, and some parents are worried their children will be left behind.

Aliya Balogun is a 10-year-old girl with special needs who cannot speak. Her family has done everything possible to help her with numerous surgeries and medical consultations, but after years of ...