States not required to give community-based care for those with disabilities: DOJ opinion

The Office of Legal Counsel opinion released Thursday said states aren't required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community or home-based care.
RTÉ Ireland

Govt 'need a plan' on intellectual disability supports, say Soc Dems

The Social Democrats have appealed to the Government to support adults with intellectual disabilities to live as ...
Disability Scoop

Supreme Court To Weigh How Intellectual Disability Is Defined

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 ...
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The Arc of Chester County empowers individuals with disabilities through self-advocacy and self-determination

The Arc of Chester County is empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to find their voice, ...

Do women with intellectual disabilities have reproductive autonomy? What the law says

The Karnataka High Court judgment last week was the latest instance of courts’ intervention in decisions that often involve the complex intersection of law, medicine, and human rights.
The Conversation

People with intellectual disability have a right to sexuality – but their families have concerns

People with intellectual disability are entitled to their human rights like everyone else. Shutterstock Many South Africans living with intellectual disability don’t have opportunities to be part of ...