intellectual disability

Inequities

For Some With Intellectual Disabilities, Ending Abuse Starts With Sex Ed

Joseph Shapiro

The high rates of sexual assault among people with intellectual disabilities can make romantic relationships difficult. One class aims to teach them about healthy relationships and sexuality.
America's 'Lead Wars' Go Beyond Flint, Mich.: 'It's Now Really Everywhere'

David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz chronicle America's poisonous relationship with lead in Lead Wars. "We've created a terribly toxic environment in all sorts of ways," Rosner says.
Access to Care

Affordable, Tiny Homes Planned For People With Mental Illnesses

A village of tiny homes to house people with mental illnesses could be coming to Chatham County, North Carolina.Many people with mental illnesses live on…
Community Health

New Jersey Creating New Alert System For 'Most Vulnerable' Missing People

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a new law that creates a special missing person alert for people with mental, intellectual or developmental…
Mental Health

Young Adults With Autism More Likely To Be Unemployed, Isolated

Maanvi Singh

More than half of young people with autism have neither a job nor educational plans in the first two years after high school, a study finds.
Community Health

As Sheltered Workshops Close, More Developmentally Disabled Adults Join The Mainstream Workforce

Only 17.5 percent of Americans with disabilities over age 16 are employed, compared with 64.7 percent of the population without disabilities, according to…
Research

Drug Treats Inherited Form Of Intellectual Disability In Mice

FAST FACTS:· Kabuki syndrome is a genetic disease that affects proteins that help control the compaction of DNA.· Symptoms include intellectual disability…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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