Death-penalty prisoners would have to prove low IQ for successful disability claim

A House bill that would require people convicted in death-penalty cases to submit evidence of an IQ below 75 to claim an ...

People with disabilities ask NC legislators for funding to support community living

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families stressed to North Carolina legislators the ...

The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental ...
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Intellectually disabled struggle to find work

WASHINGTON Most Americans with intellectual or developmental disabilities remain shut out of the workforce, despite changing attitudes and billions spent on government programs to help them. Even when ...
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Supreme Court weighs role of IQ scores in debate over execution of disabled people

More than 20 years ago, the Supreme Court outlawed the execution of intellectually disabled people convicted of capital crimes as "cruel and unusual" punishment forbidden by the Eighth Amendment. In a ...

Theatre company creates accessible show for people with autism, intellectual disabilities

Fresh Mix is a theatre show featuring artists with and without intellectual disabilities. It encourages audience members to ...