special needs

A report issued by the Ruderman Family Foundation found a third to half of all fatal police interactions involve a person with a disability.

Bills aimed at fixing a glitch in a Florida law have cleared their first legislative committees in the House and Senate. The two measures could get more...

It may become easier to find lawyers to represent special-needs kids if a Northeast Florida lawmaker’s bill is passed. Sen. Aaron Bean (R-Fernandina...

Earlier this year, the Florida Legislature amended state statutes to phase out waiver programs that allow people with special needs to get Medicaid who...

More than 100,000 Floridians depend on electrical power to keep life-saving medical devices running, according to the U.S. Department of Health and...

Florida lawmakers passed a series of bills affecting law enforcement agencies this week, and at least two are headed to the Governor’s desk for approval.

Grab the Kleenex. This video of Hakam Daley just might make you well up.Daley, a senior at Centennial High School in Port St. Lucie, has cerebral palsy…