States not required to give community-based care for those with disabilities: DOJ opinion

The Office of Legal Counsel opinion released Thursday said states aren't required by law to integrate mentally disabled ...

Do women with intellectual disabilities have reproductive autonomy? What the law says

The Karnataka High Court judgment last week was the latest instance of courts’ intervention in decisions that often involve ...
Disability Scoop

Supreme Court Punts On Deciding How Intellectual Disability Is Defined

Months after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that advocates said could have major implications for intellectual disability and how it is defined, the justices said never mind. The ...
Disability Scoop

How Common Is Intellectual Disability Among Adults?

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 ...
The Conversation

People with intellectual disability have a right to sexuality – but their families have concerns

People with intellectual disability are entitled to their human rights like everyone else. Shutterstock Many South Africans living with intellectual disability don’t have opportunities to be part of ...
Education Week

College for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Faces an Uncertain Future

One evening this May, about a dozen young adults and their families gathered with faculty of TerpsEXCEED, an inclusive two-year post-secondary education program at the University of Maryland for ...
Nigerian ObserverOpinion

From Stigma to Strength: A case for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities children (1)

They are mostly hidden by their parents and care-givers. They are kept away from the rest of the world. They are isolated, ...