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Conservative politicians have spent the past few months venting their ire on America's entitlement programs, and the alleged mass of lazy layabouts who make use of them. But a closer look at who actually lands in the social safety net reveals some surprising facts.

For the first time, there's a state-by-state scorecard of America's performance in providing long-term services and support to senior citizens and people with disabilities, and the results aren't much to brag about. But they do point the way toward improving the long-term care system -- and saving the nation billions.

The U.S. Department of Transportation fined JetBlue Airways $600,000 for allegedly breaking rules designed to protect disabled passengers and not disclosing to consumers that it booked flights for them on other airlines. After reviewing consumer complaints against the carrier, the federal agency...

On the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Obama administration has announced $2.25 billion in federal grants to help disabled Americans move from hospitals and nursing centers back into their own homes. This money is granted as part of the recently passed health care...

There are 8.3 million disabled children in the U.S. between the ages of 5 and 17 (NHIS, 2007) who have limitations on their physical abilities, and exactly one innovative, 100% wheelchair-accessible theme park designed for special needs. Morgan's Wonderland, the new, 25-acre attraction in San...

Could the Internet revolution -- or at least the broadband version -- be skipping over the disabled? A new report from the Federal Communications Commission is offering hints of that it is. It says that while the disabled have traditionally been early technology adopters because it helped them...

After the popular "stimulus checks" issued as part of efforts to jump start the economy in 2001 and 2008, many taxpayers were again looking forward to a check in 2009. This year, however, checks weren't in the cards for most Americans. Most of the taxpayer relief for American Recovery and...