The U.S. Department of Education building
Ed Department Tells States To Step Up IDEA Compliance

The U.S. Department of Education called for stricter monitoring of public special education and early intervention programs.

Alex Parra on the Golden Gate Bridge during the San Francisco Marathon
To protest prosthesis prices, he tried to run a marathon in crutches

Alex Parra had his leg amputated above the knee as a teenager. This month, he ran part of the San Francisco Marathon on crutches to bring attention to the cost of prosthesis.

Engineering faculty member Laure Kayser
Activating Fine-Touch Sensation

Laure Kayser, assistant professor in the University of Delaware’s College of Engineering, has received a four-year, $600,000 award to fund research on assistive soft robotics and tactile displays.

President Biden speaking from the White House lawn to an audience including people in wheelchairs.
New Biden rule would make government websites and apps more accessible to people with disabilities

The proposed regulations would crack down on the accessibility of state and local government websites and apps, and those for services like libraries, parking and transit.

A student from the 1950s Kendall school has a mortar board placed on their head during a ceremony at Gallaudet University
Black deaf students who attended 1950s segregated school will finally get their high school diplomas

24 Black deaf students of the K-12 Kendall School on the Gallaudet University campus in Washington, D.C., never received diplomas despite completing their education. The students were honored in a recent ceremony at Gallaudet.