Disabilities

Special education advocates in Wisconsin are concerned about the potential impact of layoffs in the U.S. Department of Education offices that oversee special education programs.

There’s an ongoing debate within Wisconsin government over whether workers who receive federal disability payments should also be eligible to get unemployment benefits from the state — and if so, how much.

A federal judge has ordered Wisconsin to give back pay to disabled workers who were denied unemployment over the past decade.

Let’s Go Fishing Chairman Joe Oprosko said time on the water can ease loneliness, spark memories, and bring joy to people who may otherwise feel isolated.

La Crosse-based convenience store chain Kwik Trip will pay a former employee $35,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination complaint.

Wisconsin native Lori Schneider is the first person with MS to complete the Seven Summits, a capstone achievement for any serious mountaineer. Schneider says the reason she got into mountaineering in the first place is her dad.

After 40 years of federal support, a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse program training teachers to provide physical education for students with disabilities will no longer receive a critical grant.

Communication tools can be critical for students’ participation in the classroom and development of social relationships.

UW-Madison professor J. Michael Collins explains what impact Social Security changes will have for recipients.

For more than a decade Brooke Slavens has led the Mobility Lab, a research hub integrating multiple disciplines with the goal of engineering a manual wheelchair that reduces stress on the body. Now, her focus is on children.