WGAL

York icon delivers inspiring talk about overcoming intellectual disabilities

EXPERIENCED. NEWS EIGHT’S ED WEINSTOCK WAS THERE. LORETTA CLAIBORNE HAS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, SHE HAS ACCOMPLISHED A LOT IN HER LIFE. TODAY, SHE ...

The pending Supreme Court decision that worries disability rights groups

Is an intellectual disability a condition, or a number on an IQ test? Here's why an Alabama death penalty case at the Supreme ...
KUOW

How to talk about disability sensitively and avoid ableist tropes

Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...
Disability Scoop

How Common Is Intellectual Disability Among Adults?

A new study is among the first to estimate the number of adults in the U.S. with intellectual disability, offering policymakers and other stakeholders a snapshot of the need for resources. Just shy of ...
Medical Xpress on MSN

Epilepsy can lead to earlier deaths in people with intellectual disabilities, study shows

A combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities can result in the early deaths of people living with ...
PBS

Living with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD)

Research finds health disparities among people with IDD. Racial and ethnic health disparities are a pervasive public health problem. Research finds similar health disparities among people with ...
AOL

Why it's important to discuss disability with kids

Advocates recommend having these conversations early. “I grew up watching kids and adults alike recoil from my brother simply because he looked a little different, and spoke a little differently from ...
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 ...
Kaleido Scope

Let’s talk about disability

Conversations surrounding disability language, especially with non-disabled people, usually focus on what is right and wrong in the name of politeness and sensitivity. Sure, there are definite dos and ...
WGBH

How to talk about disability -- and avoid being ableist when you do it

Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...
LAist

How to talk about disability sensitively and avoid ableist tropes

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