students with disabilities

Florida lawmakers are gearing up to provide additional funding to a part of the state's school-voucher program that serves students with special needs, as some proponents of the scholarships say demand has outpaced supply.

A nonprofit serving adults with disabilities in West Palm Beach put together a small bell choir as a form of music therapy.

When schools can't find a licensed special education teacher, they hire people who are willing to do the job, but lack the training. It's a practice that concerns some special education experts.

A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments in February in a dispute about whether Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to prevent school mask mandates violated laws designed to protect the rights of people with disabilities.

In a wave of lawsuits, families are arguing that restrictions on mask mandates infringe on disability rights, forcing children to choose between their health and their education.

Parents of children with disabilities are asking a federal judge in South Florida for a preliminary injunction against an executive order that Gov. Ron DeSantis issued July 30 to try to block school districts from requiring students to wear masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

South Florida students who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 may not be able to attend school at all if their classmates aren't wearing masks, their parents argue.

A local student is a finalist in an international braille literacy competition. The Braille Challenge encourages blind and visually impaired kids to go to college, develop job skills and socialize.

When schools shut down last spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the closures were especially difficult for families of children with disabilities or severe medical conditions. Then came perhaps an even tougher dilemma: what to do when schools reopened in the fall.

School is still on track to begin Aug. 19 for students in Broward County. Online, that is.Broward County Mayor Dale Holness and chair of the school board,…

Broward County Public Schools is considering a controversial pilot to reopen school buildings for in-person classes for some students with disabilities…