HOLLIDAYSBURG — Testimony and arguments concerning an Altoona woman’s reproductive rights were heard behind closed doors Wednesday in Blair County Court. At the request of attorneys representing those ...

Rep. Jay Case, R-Winchester, and Rep. Lucy Dathan, D-New Canaan, co-drafters of HB 5001, in the chamber ahead of the Connecticut House bill's vote. Credit: Erica Phillips / CT Mirror A bipartisan ...

Family members and intellectual disability/autism advocates have been working hard to convince Gov. Josh Shapiro and General Assembly to increase funding for the intellectual disability-autism ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined. The high court will consider Hamm v. Smith on ...

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 ...

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

Is an intellectual disability a condition, or a number on an IQ test? Here's why an Alabama death penalty case at the Supreme ...

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Intellectual disability causes significant limitations to a person’s intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. Intellectual disability is also sometimes known as cognitive disability. An ...

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 ...

Despite what President Trump said at a press conference Thursday — "They can be air traffic controllers" — that's not how disability hiring works, says Chai Feldblum, a disability lawyer and former ...

Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...