David and Debbie Turner of west Cobb, parents of a child with Down syndrome, know firsthand the challenges of helping a child ...

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.

Independence focuses on one individual achieving a goal or task fully on their own. Interdependence is a dynamic, mutual ...

But as a person living with an intellectual disability, Ms Babie faced many barriers to tertiary education. “A lot of universities aren’t very accessible for someone like me with a support person,” ...

WASHINGTON – Disability rights groups fear a death penalty case before the Supreme Court could have implications for the intellectually disabled far beyond the criminal context. The justices are ...

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over how courts should decide borderline cases of whether convicted murderers are intellectually disabled and should be shielded from ...

Supreme Court hears Alabama's appeal to execute a man found to be intellectually disabledBy MARK SHERMAN and KIM CHANDLERAssociated PressThe Associated PressWASHINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Alabama officials to pursue the execution of an inmate convicted of a 1997 murder who a lower court found to ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability when the death penalty is on the table in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled over how courts should decide borderline cases of whether convicted murderers are intellectually disabled and should be shielded from ...