There are concerns with Oakland County Judge Kirsten Nielsen Hartig’s cognition, a neuropsychologist says. And the problems ...

As Melvin Trotter faces execution today for a 1986 killing in Florida, his attorneys argue his intellectual disability has been long-documented.

Attorneys for Melvin Trotter had long argued he was intellectually disabled, but he was put to death by lethal injection for a 1986 Palmetto killing.

Is death row inmate Gary Wayne Sutton mentally competent enough to be executed by the state? That’s the question being asked ...

The number of students receiving academic accommodations for disabilities has steadily increased at the College over the past ...

At the same time, everyone wants to be comfortable, at work, school, or socially, and failure to reveal a hidden disability deprives people of the opportunity to receive necessary accommodations. From ...

Instead of assuming fraud or favoritism, especially in the midst of frustration, we are better off remembering the explanation might be something more complicated: Invisible disability. Source: Image ...

A Hilo judge told UFC Hall-of-Famer BJ Penn in court Monday that he could face jail time if he continues to refuse a state-ordered mental health examination.

Altered mental status refers to any change in a person’s awareness, cognition, or behavior that differs from their typical functioning. Altered mental status can range from mild confusion to complete ...

Wearable sensors may help identify people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are more likely to have worsening disability and ...

Pauline Newman, a 98-year-old federal appeals judge suspended by her colleagues over concerns about her mental fitness, has ...