New Hampshire BulletinOpinion

Mental health needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can’t be ignored

William Skipworth’s three-part investigation in the New Hampshire Bulletin has laid bare the ongoing traumas experienced by ...
Disability Scoop

Supreme Court To Weigh How Intellectual Disability Is Defined

Disability advocates are speaking out as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to take on a case that hinges on whether a diagnosis of intellectual disability should be based on more than an IQ score. The ...
Jurist

Hamm v. Smith: Supreme Court Revisits the Line Between Intellectual Disability and Execution

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 10, heard oral argument in Hamm vs. Smith, a capital case that could reshape how courts evaluate intellectual disability under Atkins v. Virginia and its ...
University of Wyoming

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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

The pending Supreme Court decision that worries disability rights groups

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

UC Davis to establish 4-year program for students with intellectual disabilities

The UC Davis MIND Institute and Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion have received a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to create an inclusive, four-year college program for ...
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Supreme Court justices seem to back execution of man with intellectual disabilities

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito appeared inclined to side with the state of Alabama during arguments over whether a death-row inmate with borderline IQ scores can be ...