Disability

The Special Olympics USA Games kick off this weekend in Minneapolis. It’s the world’s largest sports competition for people with intellectual disabilities.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this month released new rules for work requirements for recipients of Medicaid coverage.

A Phoenix teen recently broke several national para-swimming records. And her sight is set on the 2028 Paralympics.

Arizona officials cut funding for a program that provides independent oversight at group homes for people with developmental disabilities, which was created in response to a sex abuse scandal. Advocates say the decision will harm the most vulnerable Arizonans.

Advocates say a bipartisan state budget proposal doesn’t include funding for a program providing independent oversight at group homes for Arizonans with developmental disabilities that was created in the wake of a sex abuse scandal.

Police are continuing to investigate the death of a man with developmental disabilities who was found inside a vehicle parked outside a Mesa adult care facility.

The Tucson School for the Blind will serve students K-12, with plans to add a preschool program in the next couple of years.

The Mesa Police Department confirmed 36-year-old Lorenzo Lopez was found inside a vehicle on Thursday at ITC Personal In-Home Care facility, which also goes by the name Pathways for Life.

The Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is rolling out a free app to help make travel easier, especially for people who are visually impaired.

As temperatures warm up and school lets out for the summer, lots of families are looking for indoor places to go. But for some families, especially those with kids with developmental disabilities, those indoor places can be challenging.