Missing Teen with Intellectual Disability May Have Been 'Lured' Away from Home Through Roblox

A search is underway for Jahmez Cartwright, a missing teen with an intellectual disability who may have been lured away from ...

Family seeks better police training after man with intellectual disability is wrongfully arrested

A 35-year-old man with severe developmental challenges was arrested by police on Monday night after officers mistakenly ...
The Ledger

Lawyers spar over intellectual disability in sentencing of murderer Marcelle Waldon

The prosecution in Marcelle Jerrill Waldon's death-penalty case will be allowed an expert to counter defense claims that Waldon suffers an intellectual disability and is therefore ineligible for a ...
WDBJ

Man convicted of raping woman with intellectual disability

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A Lynchburg jury has convicted a man who had been charged with sexually assaulting a woman with an intellectual disability. October 21, 2025, 50-year-old Thomas Seabolt was ...
Disability Scoop

Supreme Court To Hear Case On Intellectual Disability

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined. The high court will consider Hamm v. Smith on ...
Davis Vanguard

Georgia Enacts Law Safeguarding Death Row Rights for Those with Intellectual Disabilities

In 2025, Georgia enacted a landmark reform that lowers the burden of proof for intellectual disability in death penalty cases ...

A disability advocate helped him survive abuse. Now, jobs like hers are at risk.

People with disabilities are four times more likely to be victims of violent crime. Federal funding to bring their abusers to justice is dwindling.
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 ...