Say What? Words Like ‘Black,’ ‘Women,’ ‘Disability,’ And ‘Tribal’ Are Now Banned From Head Start Grant Applications

A list of 200 words, like "disability,” is banned from Head Start grant applications by the Trump administration - or risk ...

Millions of People Just Became Eligible For This Tax-Advantaged Savings Account

ABLE account eligibility has been expanded to include individuals whose disabilities began before the age of 46, offering more Americans tax-free savings.
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PPS is sending special education students rock climbing to remedy learning loss

This school year alone, Pittsburgh Public Schools is offering programs at nearly two dozen district schools and partners.
WGAL

Trump officials bar Head Start providers from using 'women' and 'race' in grant applications

The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including ...

Dyslexic students have the right to read, and in Canada, Manitoba has joined other provinces to address it

Disabled students continue to face barriers constructed and enforced by our schools. The United Nations Educational, ...

Dyslexic students have the right to read — and Manitoba has joined other provinces to address this

The Manitoba Human Rights Commission released the first phase of their report exploring students’ rights to access ...
Assistive Technology Blog

Not Just Another List: Introducing The 2026 Disability Awareness & AT Calendar

Don't just read the dates—add them to your schedule. Download our free 2026 Disability Awareness & Assistive Technology ...
NDTV

Nnena Kalu Becomes 1st Artist With Learning Disability To Win Prestigious Turner Prize

Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has been awarded the Turner Prize for work that includes vivid abstract drawings and hanging sculptures, the first artist with a learning disability to win Britain's most ...
The Guardian

Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize

Chair of 2025 judging panel says win ‘begins to erase that border between the neurotypical and neurodiverse artist’ Nnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winner Nnena ...
Reason

Why Are 38 Percent of Stanford Students Saying They're Disabled?

The students at America's elite universities are supposed to be the smartest, most promising young people in the country. And yet, shocking percentages of them are claiming academic accommodations ...
BBC

Cancer diagnoses delays for learning disabled people

People with learning disability are being diagnosed with cancer too late, according to research from The University of Manchester and The Christie hospital. A study found symptoms were investigated ...
The Lancet

Cancer diagnoses, referrals, and survival in people with a learning disability in the UK: a population-based, matched cohort study

dNational Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (GM PSRC), The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK eCentre for Primary Care and ...