A 35-year-old man with severe developmental challenges was arrested by police on Monday night after officers mistakenly ...

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

A recent report on employment for people with intellectual disabilities shows that the lack of work opportunities is due to systemic barriers not individual limitations. KALW’s Rachel Longan has more.

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 ...

Over the course of this legislative session, Virginia lawmakers might have to plug a budget hole for services for people with ...

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 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 ...

From policy to practice: obstacles and opportunities for inclusive employment in California People with IDD want to ...

Reginald Jackson has been ruled intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty, upholding a constitutional bar on capital punishment in such cases.

In 2025, Georgia enacted a landmark reform that lowers the burden of proof for intellectual disability in death penalty cases ...