Elon Musk keeps tweeting the 'R-word.' Disability advocates say he needs to stop.
Elon Musk has the ear of one of the most powerful people in the world – President Donald Trump – making him one of the most ...
Study shows rates of ADHD up in adults with autism, intellectual disability
Adults with autism have high rates of co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and are more likely to ...
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Argentine disability agency under fire for using "imbecile" and "mentally retarded" in official document
The National Disability Agency (ANDIS) of Argentina has sparked outrage after publishing an official document that labelled ...
Health outcomes for people with intellectual disability remain 'comparable to third world countries'
Australians with intellectual disability continue to experience unconscious bias in the medical system and poor health ...
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MALONE: Medicaid Cuts Are an Attack on People with Disabilities
Congress proposes Medicaid cuts, threatening the lives and livelihoods of individuals with intellectual and developmental ...
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Investing in persons with disabilities in the workplace
Companies that invest in people with disabilities demonstrate leadership while empowering others in the workplace.
Winnipeg teen with intellectual disability being denied education by shortened school day, mom says
A Winnipeg mother says her teenage son is being unfairly denied the opportunity to learn important life skills because of his ...
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Georgia House panel approves easing burden of proof of intellectual disability in capital cases
A Georgia House committee approved a bill easing the burden of proof for defendants claiming intellectual disability in death ...
Why including people with disabilities in the workforce and higher education benefits everyone
Whether it's declaring that blindness prevents government employees from doing their jobs or suggesting that hiring workers ...
Guidelines for Designing Consent Materials and Procedures For Autistic Adults and People with Intellectual Disability
A new article in Autism and Adulthood presents guidelines for designing consent materials and procedures for autistic adults and people with intellectual disability and asserts that participatory ...
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Column: Celebrating and advocating for people with developmental disabilities
Since 1987, March has been designated Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in the US. This month recognizes individuals ...
Disability Discrimination/Discharge (N.D. Ind.)
An Indiana federal district court denied summary judgment to Carey Services, Inc. on the claims of a direct support professional with an intellectual disability that he was discharged due to that ...