Disabilities

New research showed public schools across the country intentionally evade federal reporting requirements by calling seclusion rooms something else. Students with disabilities, he found, were four times more likely to be restrained or secluded.

Stevenson Elementary School in Bloomington has a high percentage of students in need of better accommodations to be able to use playground facilities.

Heartland Community College will partner with Normal's Parks and Recreation Department to operate Miracle League Field, a recreational venue for children and adults with disabilities.

Karl Kopp will be the nonprofit's new chief executive at a critical moment in the agency's 70-year history.

Kim Tarkowski has worked for 27 years as a vision access advocate at the Bloomington-based LIFE Center for Independent Living. She is retiring this week and reflected on her career during an interview with WGLT.

A former dispatch supervisor claims she was fired and discriminated against for a medical disability resulting from pregnancy.

Life CIL is hosting a lunch-and-learn with the McLean County League of Women Voters at noon Friday to discuss disability rights at the ballot box.

Plaintiffs filed for class action status Wednesday. They say Illinois has been violating state and federal law for nearly 20 years.

In the SpongeBob Musical, a typical cast has 30 to 35 actors, but in The Penguin Project of McLean County’s production, that number is doubled — one of many modifications made so youth and young adults with special needs are center stage in every role.

The U.S. Justice Department and a Central Illinois credit union, CEFCU, have settled a complaint over the Americans with Disabilities Act.