Disabilities

Alachua County Public Schools are set to open on Aug. 24, with many students resuming distance learning. But for children on the autism spectrum, that is…

Group homes and other facilities that care for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities will be required to start testing staff members…

A deal finalized over the weekend will allow blind voters to fill out ballots secretly at home, putting an end to a broader legal tangle over Florida’s…

States are preparing guidelines for when there's not enough care to go around. Disability groups are worried that those standards will allow rationing that excludes people with disabilities.

The breakout song from Disney's Frozen has inspired many marginalized groups — but its message of rejecting stigma holds special resonance for disabled people and their families.

Shelly Baer was working with an organization that supports people with disabilities when somebody suggested making a fundraising calendar: nudes of...

One of Gov. Rick Scott's priorities after taking office in 2011 was to resolve a longstanding deficit in the Medicaid “waiver” program that serves...

Imagine being stranded without a ride to the doctor or arriving hours late to medical appointments that your life literally depends on. Those are...

October is Disability Employment Awareness Month. Florida kicked off its observance of the month Thursday at Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay.Tampa restaurateur…

Floridians with unique abilities now have access to tax free savings plans thanks to a program that launched July 1. ABLE accounts are based on college...

In a sign of increased harmony in the Florida Legislature, top priorities for the leaders of each house - a water bill pushed by House Speaker Steve…

In 1996, at just 20-years-old, artist Mariam Paré was shot while driving a friend’s car in Chicago.