#IntellectualDisability

A home is a human right Across Canada, housing has become one of the most urgent public policy issues of our time. Rising costs, limited supply and increasing...

3 weeks ago

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February 2026, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰
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This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community.

#IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

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QUOI Media 🇨🇦

@quoimedia.bsky.social

1 month ago

"When the primary goal becomes building as many units as possible, as quickly as possible, the needs and rights of marginalized communities can be overlooked."

@inclusioncanada.bsky.social @peoplefirstca.bsky.social

#cdnpoli #disability #accessibility #segregation #intellectualdisability #housing

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@francesleckie.bsky.social

1 month ago

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January 2026, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰
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This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community. #IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

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Frances Leckie

1 month ago

This week's IL newsletter: Disability-inclusive research – Kingston University is recognised by the WHO for pioneering work co-producing studies with researchers with intellectual disabilities. #InclusiveResearch #IntellectualDisability #WHO #HealthEquity #DisabilityNews #ILnews
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BioNews Central

@bionewscentral.com

1 month ago

Taking paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy does not increase risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities – BioNews Central A systematic review and meta-analysis of 43 existing studies indicate that taking paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability in childr

A #SystematicReview and #MetaAnalysis of 43 existing studies indicate that taking #paracetamol (#acetaminophen) during #pregnancy does not increase the risk of #autism, #AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder (#ADHD), or #IntellectualDisability in #children.
#DrugSafety #PrenatalExposure

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@mackeithpress.bsky.social

2 months ago

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December 2025, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰
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This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community. #IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

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Mac Keith Press

2 months ago

Children with #CerebralPalsy, #VisualImpairment & severe #IntellectualDisability show stronger gaze behavior with paired sensory input (visual-auditory/visual-tactile) than with isolated inputs. Multisensory learning is key
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Access Press

@accesspress.org

3 months ago

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.

#SCOTUS will hear Hamm v. Smith, a case that may change how #intellectualdisability is defined in death penalty cases. Source: #DisabilityScoop

https://f.mtr.cool/qjibioibgc

#AccessPress #DisabilityRights

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Disability Scoop

@disabilityscoop.bsky.social

3 months ago

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 U.S. #SupremeCourt is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how #IntellectualDisability is defined. #disabilities #SCOTUS

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@eamhid.bsky.social

3 months ago

Today is the International day of Persons with Disabilities, and
EAMHID joins organisations across Europe and beyond in marking this important celebration, which reminds us that inclusion is a commitment to rights, dignity, and equal participation.

#IDPD2025 #mentalhealth #intellectualdisability

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Mark Burton

@markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

Poor cancer survival rates for those with learning disabilities Study exposes cancer care deficit for patients with a learning disabilities both due to late diagnosis and referral, and less treatments offered

Poor cancer survival rates for those with learning disabilities
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#IntellectualDisability #cancer

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Giannis G. Georgiou (he/him)

4 months ago

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November 2025, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰
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This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community. #IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

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@giannisggeorgiou.bsky.social

4 months ago

S01E01: Η οικογένεια του Βαγγέλη Oι γονείς και η αδερφή του Βαγγέλη, παιδιού με αυτισμό και νοητική αναπηρία, μας ξεναγούν στην καθημερινότητά τους.

Το πρώτο επεισόδιο του πόντκαστ είναι στη διάθεσή σας! Οι γονείς και η αδερφή του Βαγγέλη μας ξεναγούν στην καθημερινότητά τους. Ακούστε το εδώ: texnikes-auto8ysias.com/s01e01-bagge... #αναπηρία #disability #αυτισμός #autism #νοητικήαναπηρία #intellectualdisability #podcast #inclusivity

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Epilepsia Journal

@epilepsiajournal.bsky.social

4 months ago

De novo missense variants in BAIAP2 identified in six patients with severe DEEs, featuring refractory epilepsy, developmental delays, and intellectual disability.
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#epilepsy #ILAE #epilepsia #BAIAP2 #IRSp53 #DEE #intellectualdisability #wholeexomesequencing

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SHINE Lab

@shinelab.bsky.social

4 months ago

Two exciting PhD opportunities available to start in April 2026!

Mixed-methods explorations of #sleep and #co-sleeping amongst children with #IntellectualDisability #SYNGAP1 and their #caregivers

Apply now: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Acta Médica Portuguesa

@actamedport.bsky.social

4 months ago

AMP just published!
"A Complex Case of Koolen-De Vries Syndrome Associated with Hypopituitarism and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus"

Full paper here:
www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/inde...

#chromosomes #diabetesmellitus #hypopituitarism #intellectualdisability #genetics #actamedicaportuguesa

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@wonder-seeker.bsky.social

5 months ago

Here are a few samples of the images that we’ve been working on #EasyRead #LearningDisabilities #LearningDisabilityAwareness #IntellectualDisability #IntellectualDisabilities #InclusiveDesign #AccessibleInformationStandard

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Wonderseeker

5 months ago

The Boundaries of Belonging Notes on eugenics, disabling language, and being in solidarity with folks with low IQs

I’m getting started on a series that will explore #intellectualdisability & personhood through works of fiction that I’ve been thinking about lately—but first I wanted to lay a bit of groundwork re: how some language holds up the eugenicist logic that dehumanizes people with low IQs. #idd

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Dosh Whye

@sciwhye23.bsky.social

5 months ago

Excitatory cortical neurons from CDKL5 deficiency disorder patient-derived organoids show early hyperexcitability not identified in neurogenin2 induced neurons CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is a rare developmental and epileptic encephalopathy resulting from variants in cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5)…

Thrilled to share our latest #research efforts on #CDKL5 deficiency and #stemcell #diseasemodeling. This critical work took a tremendous team effort! #autism #epilepsy #intellectualdisability #raredisorders

@sahinm.bsky.social

@delaneywood.bsky.social

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Epilepsia Journal

@epilepsiajournal.bsky.social

6 months ago

FGF12 duplications in DEE impair Nav channel function, leading to a loss-of-function effect and epilepsy-related regression.
doi.org/10.1111/epi....

#epilepsy #ILAE #epilepsia #FGF12 #intellectualdisability

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6 months ago

Here are a few samples of the images we’ve been putting together #easyread #learningdisabilities #learningdisabilityawareness #intellectualdisability #intellectualdisabilities #InclusiveDesign #accessibleinformationstandard

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6 months ago

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September 2025, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰 conta.cc/3V2mAdm

This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community.

#IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

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6 months ago

Here are a few samples of the images we’ve been putting together #EasyRead #LearningDisabilities #LearningDisabilityAwareness #IntellectualDisability #IntellectualDisabilities #InclusiveDesign #EasyReadDesign #AccessibleInformationStandard

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ISBNPA

@isbnpa.bsky.social

6 months ago

New #IJBNPA publication assessed the effects of a #School based intervention designed to improve fundamental movement skills and #PhysicalActivity among #Children with #IntellectualDisability!
Check this out👇
ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-...

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