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Supreme Court IQ ruling could redefine disability rights nationwide

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

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

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

Fast friends: New adaptive program aimed at adults with disabilities

Joseph Admire plays Connect Four with volunteer Daisy Hayes during a session of Franklin Friends at the Franklin Cultural Arts & Recreation Center. Franklin Friends is a new monthly program for adults ...
University of Delaware

Studying sedentary behavior

When we want to go to the store, most of us lace up our sneakers, grab our car keys and head out the door. But for people with intellectual disabilities living in residential group homes and supported ...
Health Affairs

Advancing Health Equity For People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities

This article is being published in conjunction with a special October 2022 issue of the Health Affairs journal dedicated entirely to Disability and Health. There are numerous health inequities for ...
KWQC

Adaptive Park Pop-Ups designed for kids with intellectual disabilities coming to Moline park

MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - An inclusive program is coming to Peterson Park in Moline this summer. Organizers said the Adaptive Park Pop-Ups offer a welcoming environment where kids in kindergarten through ...