Disabilities

The Visual Disabilities program at Northern Illinois University’s College of Education just secured $2.5 million in federal funds to make sure their grads can best support visually-impaired students from any background.

“It is extraordinarily unfair to have only blind youngsters totally ignorant about this, one of the major aspects of being a human being, that is having sexual relationships," said Gaylen Kapperman, a blind professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University.

College can seem like it's not an option for many students with intellectual disabilities. Advocates say they also simply don't have many higher-education…

A group of people with disabilities came to Springfield Wednesday to call for Illinois to close most of its institutions for the developmentally disabled.…

Illinois lawmakers are considering adding protections for people with disabilities who are victims of crime.The legislation is sponsored by State Senator…

Gov. Bruce Rauner celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act over the weekend by signing five new laws relating to persons…