The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office hosted its annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Saturday morning in support of Special Olympics ...

"Tom" (identifying features changed) is 40 years old, and 6’6” tall. “He’s like a big teddy bear," his mother likes to say. He has an intellectual disability and has struggled intermittently with ...

A statewide program in Ohio is helping ease fears and improve communication between people with disabilities and law enforcement during traffic stops and emergency situations through the use of a ...

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A new program in Loudoun County, Virginia, aims to help deputies communicate better with people who may be non-verbal or have intellectual disabilities. "Historically, ...

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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Hamm v. Smith, a death ...

After the Disability Law Center sued over a law passed by the lawmakers last year, the Legislature is now looking for ways strip the rights group of its federal funding.

Despite what President Trump said at a press conference Thursday — "They can be air traffic controllers" — that's not how disability hiring works, says Chai Feldblum, a disability lawyer and former ...

Tennessee is scheduled to execute Byron Black on August 5th despite evidence of intellectual disability. Black's intellectual disability is undisputed by experts and even acknowledged by the State. A ...