The Social Security Administration has signaled its intention to start using the term “intellectual disability” in place of “mental retardation.” More than two years after Congress required the ...

The federal government would replace the term “mental retardation” with “intellectual disability” throughout health, education and labor policy under a bill introduced Tuesday in the Senate. The ...

A bill awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown's signature won't change any services, rights or responsibilities in state law. But to supporters, the bill's changes are critical: It would drop the words "mental ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is often divided, but on one little-noticed point last week, it was unanimous: the term "mental retardation" is no longer appropriate to use. This may seem trivial and way too ...

SUMMARY: We propose to replace the term "mental retardation" with "intellectual disability" in our Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving mental disorders in adults ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to remove the terms mentally retarded and mental retardation from federal laws, to be replaced with “intellectually disabled/disabilities.” The ...

Many families and advocates despise it, and call it “The R-Word”. Still, the term “mentally retarded” is often attached to diagnosis, services, and legislation regarding people with cognitive ...

Thirty-seven-year-old Derrick Sneed testified before Florida lawmakers last spring for a new law that removes all references to “mental retardation” in state law. “The more I learn about the R-word ...

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed “Rosa’s Law,” which would remove the terms “mentally retarded” and “mental retardation” from federal laws, to be replaced with “intellectually ...

People face varied challenges as a result of having an intellectual disability. According to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, intellectual disabilities are ...

Brittany Norman, a 25-year-old Tallahassee woman with down syndrome, had a message for Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday: "Sign the bill." She was referring to SB 142, which replaces the words mental ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court made it more difficult Tuesday for states to execute prisoners who claim an intellectual disability, marking the first time it has fine-tuned its landmark 2002 decision ...