Moving to a new place as a child is a challenge in itself. Add to that having to simultaneously learn two languages — the undertaking seems insurmountable. Melanie Rojas, a University of Delaware ...

Public schools are serving more students under the special education category of autism than ever before. The Digest of Education Statistics (2013) reported that 455,000 students ages 3 through 21 ...

As a student whose family struggles with disabilities, I felt conflicted when I learned that demand for Disability Support Services at GW doubled over the past few years. Disabilities carry ...

UAB Disability Support Services presents its first Disability Experience event the week of April 10. UAB students, faculty and staff have volunteered to experience a disability simulation, ranging ...

Already facing nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts, disability advocates are now worried that new efforts to crack down on fraud and trim state budgets will erode access to community-based services.

A service animal is defined in Title II: Section 35.104 under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an ...

The University of Delaware's Office of Disability Support Services (DSS) joined the Division of Student Life on July 1, making DSS the 13th unit under Vice President for Student Life, José-Luis Riera.

Joe Tatela, director of disability support services at Carroll Community College, has been with the school for a decade. Prior to his work at Carroll, he spent a decade teaching elementary and middle ...

Self advocacy: Know yourself. Know what you need. Know how to get it. There are significant differences between high school and college, including how you access disability-related supports.