This may be a losing battle, but as an adult with a birth defect, I completely abhor the phrase “special needs” in all its ...

Planned changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England were announced last month.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader with a birth defect who says the term "special needs" misrepresents people with disabilities.

A 35-year-old woman is facing child abuse charges after Flint Township police found her special needs children abandoned on their residence.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Michigan mother is accused of abandoning her two small children with special needs inside her home where they were left to ...

Flint Township police officers were called out to a home for a simple welfare check. Police say detectives confirmed the children had been left for days without supervision, care and protection as ...

A Michigan mother is accused of abandoning her two small children with special needs inside her home where they were left to endure “filth, hunger, and fear” for days, according to police. After a ...

Unions who represent thousands of education workers in the Peel District School Board are denouncing the province's plans for ...

FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — A mother is facing several charges after police in Flint Township say two small children with special needs were abandoned in a home ...

The Flint Township Police Department (FTPD) entered a home on Feb. 18 to conduct a welfare check. They said that because of that visit, "lives were forever changed." "It started with a single phone ...