special ed

In the 3rd and FINAL part of our series about services for adults with disabilities, WNIJ’s Peter Medlin looks at the education opportunities available to students with intellectual or developmental disabilities after high school.

Across the country, including in Illinois, certain teaching positions have become harder and harder to staff. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more on a shortage that often feels invisible…vision teachers.

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…

It’s only peaceful at bedtime and the day is “chaos.” She acts out because she’s lonely and “would like to start a new life and go somewhere else” but…

Today felt like the first day of school, even though Hinckley-Big Rock is eight months into the school year. That’s according to Jessica Sonntag, the…