Disability rights advocates have warned that a Supreme Court case involving death row inmates could have serious consequences ...

A psychologist testified Thursday in Morgan County Circuit Court that murder suspect Kendall Rashaid Rucker has a mild intellectual disability, a key factor the court must consider in determining ...

Can one number determine the destiny of access for millions of Americans with intellectual disabilities? This is what is at ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined. The high court will consider Hamm v. Smith on ...

Convicted murderer beat victim with hammer and saw IQ scores at issue in legal fight over death sentence Atlanta-based appeals court is told to clarify its ruling Nov 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme ...

WASHINGTON – Disability rights groups fear a death penalty case before the Supreme Court could have implications for the intellectually disabled far beyond the criminal context. The justices are ...

Decades ago, the Supreme Court said inmates who are intellectually disabled can't be executed. Now, it weighs the use of IQ tests in close calls.

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Post-secondary education (PSE) has a potential for improving the IQ of adults with mild intellectual disability (ID), according to a new Bar-Ilan University study. The study examined the impact of PSE ...

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