Shaun Heasley

After almost 14 years on the run, a former visiting scientist at the the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1 million in grant funds. (iStock)

With $51 million, a new initiative is underway to increase access to dental care for children with developmental disabilities in communities across the country.

A new ranking factoring everything from accessibility to the quality of disability services is highlighting the best places to live for people with disabilities.

A FEMA task force goes house-to-house looking for residents after a hurricane. (Taimy Alvarez/Sun-Sentinel/TNS)

AMC Theatres settled an EEOC suit over alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Andrew Butler, left, lets his parents, Mark and Susan, know that he wants to leave and go for a car ride. The Butlers gave up custody of their son, who has autism, so that he could receive support to deal with severe behaviors. (Fred Squillante/The Columbus Dispatch/TNS)

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will increase in the year ahead. (Disability Scoop)

Federal regulators are green-lighting a new tool designed to assist clinicians in identifying children with autism.

With the midterm elections approaching, disability advocates are offering up guidance to prepare voters with developmental disabilities as they head to the polls.

Whitney LeBlanc works on watering the raised beds of vegetables at the Community Action Council of Howard County's community garden outside Baltimore. The produce grown in the garden supports the Howard County Food Bank. (Brian Krista/The Baltimore Sun/TNS)