The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with ...

While the direct care worker staffing situation is improving slowly, the vast majority of providers still report being unable to fill vacancies.

Down Syndrome, also known as Trisomy 21, is a genetic condition that occurs when a person is born with an extra copy of ...

Law enforcement is more likely to overuse force if an individual has a disability and the results can be tragic. New ideas ...

Special Olympics Namibia, in partnership with the Occupational Therapy Department and Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) at Windhoek Central Hospital, officially launched a pilot study under the ...

Trooper Aaron Smith was killed in 2023. Lawyers for the driver who allegedly hit him say he's too disabled for the sentence ...

Marcelle Waldon, who killed Edie Yates Henderson and David Henderson in Lakeland in 2020, will remain eligible for the death ...

A Florida judge ruled that convicted double murderer Marcelle Waldon remains eligible for the death penalty. The ruling found Waldon did not meet the legal criteria for an intellectual disability, ...

Mr Ryan Lim (3rd from left) with (from left) his mother Rosalind Lim, father Roland Lim and younger sister Rachael. SINGAPORE – When Mr Ryan Lim, 32, was born, he was so big and healthy his parents ...

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 ...

Marcelle Waldon, convicted of a double murder, is awaiting a judge's decision on whether he is intellectually disabled, which would make him ineligible for the death penalty. A jury previously ...