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Specialized Autism Support Programs in High Schools
How Specialized Autism Support programs in schools provide individualized academic, behavioral, social, and life skills help for autistic students -
Bigger Human Bodies Evolved Late, Study of Fossils Finds
New PNAS research on 386 fossils shows human body size jumped later within the genus Homo rather than growing steadily across the whole family tree -
IPC Urges Government Collaboration on Disability Inclusion
IPC Deputy CEO Kristina Molloy urges governments at UNESCO's CIGEPS meeting to accelerate disability inclusion through the Paris 2024 Call to Action -
Education Department Shifts Civil Rights and Special Ed
The Education Department is moving civil rights enforcement to the Justice Department and special education oversight to Health and Human Services -
Rainbow Wheelchair Symbol: What It Really Stands For
Understanding the rainbow-colored wheelchair symbol - what it means for disability pride, LGBTQ+ identity, and why it differs from the official access sign -
New Book Teaches the World to Listen to People Who Stutter
A new MSU Bias Busters guide answers 100 questions about stuttering - and asks the 99% who don't stutter to learn how to listen better. Out July 28, 2026 -
Migratory Predators Link Evolution Across Vast Distances
New research shows migratory predators can link the evolution of species thousands of miles apart, even when those species never share the same territory -
Müllerian Mimicry: How Species Unite Through Warning
Learn how Müllerian mimicry - where multiple unpalatable species share warning signals - works and how it may connect to disability