Active Support is a person-centred framework designed to promote engagement, choice and independence for individuals with intellectual disabilities within community and residential settings. At its ...

Proposed changes to the federal government’s health survey would undercount Americans with disabilities, advocates say.

People with intellectual disabilities are at higher risk for various health problems. In general, they tend to be engaged in less physical activity. In Canada and the U.S. alike, people with ...

Connecticut is one of three states whose eligibility for intellectual-disability services relies solely on IQ.

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

A surprisingly high number of kids with autism are later diagnosed with intellectual disability, researchers say, and they suspect the trend is rooted in an effort to retain services into adulthood.

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

An estimated 10 to 15 million people in Africa have some form of Intellectual disability and the majority live in poverty and isolation. The ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme will be gathering ...