The nation has a new secretary of education and she's angling to free her department from its special education obligations.

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The Trump administration is planning to slash jobs and make major changes at the federal agency responsible for administering Social Security and SSI benefits to millions of Americans with disabilities.

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The U.S. House voted to approve a budget framework that could lead to more than $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid, an amount that would ravage the nation's disability services, advocates say.

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As President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Education moves toward confirmation, her knowledge of special education and her plans for the program are raising concerns.

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Over a dozen states are seeking to invalidate one of the nation's key disability rights laws, advocates are warning, jeopardizing access to health care, education and more.

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President Donald Trump is tapping newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead a commission charged with addressing autism and other "health burdens."

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As President Donald Trump doubles down on his pledge to shutter the U.S. Department of Education, the ramifications for students with disabilities could be severe, advocates say.

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Despite concerns about his history promoting a debunked link between autism and vaccines, a key U.S. Senate panel advanced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to become the nation's health secretary.

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Over a dozen disability advocacy groups are blasting President Donald Trump for baselessly implicating federal workers with disabilities in the deadly American Airlines plane crash near Washington, D.C.

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The Trump administration is walking back a directive to pause trillions of dollars in government spending that bred uncertainty about the impact on everything from Medicaid to special education.

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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to take up a case centering on what standard students must meet in order to bring claims of disability discrimination at school.

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The nation's largest autism advocacy group is shuttering part of its organization.

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Disability advocates are preparing to fend off potentially seismic cuts to Medicaid now that President Donald Trump is back at the White House and Republicans are in control on Capitol Hill.

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The federal government will soon be required to roll out a tool to help people with developmental disabilities access services in their communities.

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Starting this month, individuals with disabilities can accrue more money than ever before in a special type of account that allows people to save without jeopardizing access to government benefits.

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With no time to spare, federal lawmakers approved a renewal of the nation's primary autism law, paving with the way for over $1.95 billion in spending to address the developmental disability.

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