The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.
CEOWORLD magazineOpinion

Inclusion Beyond Rhetoric: How Leaders Can Create Employment Pathways for People With IDD

For decades, the conversation around diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the workplace has advanced in ...
The Scientist

Glutamatergic Synapses Act as a Hub for Intellectual Disability

Researchers are uncovering how disrupted glutamatergic synapses drive diverse forms of intellectual disability, revealing new ...
The Daily Telegraph

SA’s Flinders University launches Australian-first diploma for students with intellectual disability

But as a person living with an intellectual disability, Ms Babie faced many barriers to tertiary education. “A lot of universities aren’t very accessible for someone like me with a support person,” ...
Davis Vanguard

Court Affirms Reginald Jackson’s Intellectual Disability, Spares Death Penalty

A Florida appeals court has affirmed a trial court ruling that Reginald Jackson is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty, upholding a constitutional bar on capital ...
USA Today

The pending Supreme Court decision that worries disability rights groups

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 ...
Forbes

What CEOs Are Learning About Disability Inclusion At Work

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Keely founded Making Space, closing the disability employment gap. "One of the most striking takeaways from SYNC25 was how many ...
IEEE

EEG Based Identification of Learning Disabilities using Deep Learning Algorithms

Abstract: A learning disability (LD) encompasses various learning challenges, characterized by difficulties in understanding words and poor reading skills. It affects many school-aged children, ...
Jurist

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

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

Supreme Court mulls intellectual disability limits in death penalty cases

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability when the death penalty is on the table in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers ...
Jurist

Explainer: US Supreme Court to Review How IQ Scores May Redefine Intellectual Disability on Death Row

The US Supreme Court will hear Hamm v. Smith on Wednesday, December 10, a death penalty case testing how courts should treat multiple IQ scores when deciding whether a death-row prisoner is ...
The New York Times

With Colorful Sculptures, Artist With a Learning Disability Wins the Turner Prize

Nnena Kalu, who uses cardboard and tape to create her work, received the prestigious art award. By Alex Marshall Reporting from Bradford, England Nnena Kalu, an artist who uses videotape, plastic ...