The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access ...

Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...

A hearing on the defense's intellectual disability claim is Oct. 6 before Marcelle Waldon is sentenced in the 2020 Lakeland double murders.

Intellectual disability causes significant limitations to a person’s intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. Intellectual disability is also sometimes known as cognitive disability. An ...

Some in the disability employment sector say they are operating in an increasingly complex and changing environment, and that there is a need for a clear way forward for organisations supporting ...

The Joliet Police Department is asking the public’s help with finding a missing woman who may have taken a Metra train to ...

The ruling found Waldon did not meet the legal criteria for an intellectual disability, which would have made him ineligible.

The nation's largest retailer is facing legal action after supervisors allegedly harassed employees with intellectual ...

A recent report finds that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Pa. continue to encounter ...

Intellectual Disability is the third (alphabetically) of the six major disability categories at the Paralympic Games. A person with an intellectual disability must have substantial limitation in ...

Intellectual disability can be prevented by identifying the risk factors and causes. Measures can be taken in early life to prevent the condition in some cases. Intellectual disability can be ...