Shutterstock May 3, 2022 Hospitals only note a person’s intellectual disability 20% of the time – so they don’t adjust their care Adrian Raymond Walker, UNSW Sydney and Julian N. Trollor, UNSW Sydney If hospitals know a person has an intellectual disability, they can tailor communication and care to improve their treatment and health outcomes.
The rate of intellectual disabilities is disproportionately high among incarcerated populations. Spencer Platt/Getty Images May 7, 2021 US prisons hold more than 550,000 people with intellectual disabilities – they face exploitation, harsh treatment Jennifer Sarrett, Emory University A quarter of prisoners report a cognitive, intellectual or developmental disability. But the true figure could be even higher.
Shutterstock February 23, 2020 People with cognitive disability shouldn’t be in prison because they’re ‘unfit to plead’. There are alternatives Bernadette McSherry, The University of Melbourne Programs designed to enhance legal access for people with cognitive disabilities accused of a crime are more humane and could be more cost effective than long-term detention.