What are intellectual and developmental disabilities? Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which ...

On Oct. 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 447, which authorizes public higher education in California to provide educationally equitable environments that give each Californian, regardless of ...

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

A new study is among the first to estimate the number of adults in the U.S. with intellectual disability, offering policymakers and other stakeholders a snapshot of the need for resources. Just shy of ...

Discover how Dr. Chen Shiling, a Singaporean of the Year finalist, provides dignified healthcare to individuals with ...

"Even when someone claims they “don’t mean it that way,” the impact lands the same; it reinforces a world where disabled ...

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito appeared inclined to side with the state of Alabama during arguments over whether a death-row inmate with borderline IQ scores can be ...

Minister of Social Development and Seniors Tinee Furbert provided an overview of the Government’s five-year National Plan for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. Speaking in the House of Assembly ...

Intellectual disability can be prevented by identifying the risk factors and causes. Measures can be taken in early life to prevent the condition in some cases. Intellectual disability can be ...

Reginald Jackson has been ruled intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty, upholding a ...

More Minnesotans with developmental and intellectual disabilities are aging and need more involved care, leaving more to soon ...