Shelly Burman of Austin, Minnesota, has adopted 18 children with special needs. Burman, says one caregiver, is not a quitter.

For parents of disabled children, figuring out how to navigate services and support can be difficult. The book “Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child” is a roadmap offering ...

Handicapped people have left their mark upon the world both for good and for ill. Demosthenes had a speech impediment. Beethoven wrote his greatest music while deaf. Every schoolboy knows that John ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Police in South Florida are cracking down on drivers abusing disabled parking permits and taking up handicap spots. A family with a disabled child now recently opened up to ...

Children and adults with sensory issues and special needs spent Nov. 15 playing games and other family-friendly adapted ...

It’s extremely embarrassing that we still allow our disabled children to be spanked, hit and paddled at school. No child should have to deal with that, but it’s truly terrible that we can’t even agree ...

Twenty percent of American homes have a child with a chronic illness, disability, or special health care needs. When you have a child with special needs, your marriage is much more likely to be ...