In 2025, Georgia enacted a landmark reform that lowers the burden of proof for intellectual disability in death penalty cases ...

As we mark the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) this week in 1990 and the 10th anniversary of Human Rights Watch’s work on disability rights this year, I think about the ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ahead of its upcoming Day of General Discussion regarding persons with ...

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 ...

Despite international recognition of the human rights of persons with disabilities, they still suffer widespread discrimination. The Commissioner’s approach advocates a shift towards rights-based, ...

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CANONSBURG – As budget negotiations grind on in Harrisburg, Gov. Josh Shapiro came to Canonsburg Thursday to talk about how funding increases in last year’s budget helped individuals with intellectual ...

Scientists have uncovered a rare genetic cause of intellectual disability in a historically overlooked part of the human genome: so-called junk DNA. This knowledge could someday help to diagnose some ...