(TNS) — Similar to the nationwide Amber Alert for abducted children, Connecticut is launching a specialized alert system through 911 for missing adults 18 and older with intellectual and developmental ...

A fundraiser, benefiting adult education, kicked off at Cedar Lake Lodge Saturday morning.Cedar Lake is the largest private provider for adults with intellectual disabilities in Kentucky. In past ...

With the stroke of a pen Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a measure aimed at ensuring intellectually disabled people aren’t executed in Georgia. House Bill 123, which passed both ...

WASHINGTON Most Americans with intellectual or developmental disabilities remain shut out of the workforce, despite changing attitudes and billions spent on government programs to help them. Even when ...

This undated photo shows the death chamber at the Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson, Ga. Photo by Georgia Department of Corrections/Getty Images Nearly four decades ago, public outrage over the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The stars aligned when Pamela Hogan received that message. A fellow member of the Tri-Cities’ down syndrome community included a ...

The Georgia House unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday lessening the threshold for a person facing the death penalty to be considered intellectually disabled, which would make them ineligible for a ...

The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Monday easing the state's strict burden of proof required for a death row inmate to be deemed intellectually disabled, which would make them ineligible for a death ...

At 19 years old, suffering from autism, severe speech and language disorders and other intellectual disabilities, Grace Walker Goad has been on a waiting list for services from the state Department of ...

New Kennewick center offers education for adults with intellectual disabilities. Program emphasizes life skills, arts and social development to lifelong learners. Center enrolls adults 18+, flexible ...