intellectually disabled
adjective
: affected by intellectual disability
intellectually disabled children/adults
The academy students, ages 18 to 21, are intellectually disabled students who are at what's called a transition age and are preparing to be self-sustaining adults with the experience to land and hold down various kinds of jobs.—
Juan Siliezar
Juan Siliezar… lawmakers are poised to pass legislation that will put Florida on the cutting edge in education, savings and employment opportunities for the intellectually disabled.—William March
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In asking the Florida Supreme Court to halt the execution, Walls' attorneys have argued, in part, that he is intellectually disabled and executing him would violate the Eighth Amendment for that reason.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Two lower federal courts ruled that a holistic analysis of Smith’s IQ scores and other evidence, including his behavioral history and school records, proved he is intellectually disabled and should spend life behind bars rather than face execution.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
Attorneys for Alabama argued that test scores above 70 should categorically exclude inmates from being considered intellectually disabled.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
More Mom and daughter beat woman to force her to work in Puerto Rico, feds say
In Puerto Rico, Luz Maria Peña Lopez and her daughter, Tatiana Correa Peña, are accused of forcing an intellectually disabled woman to work for them through beatings and threats, according to federal prosecutors.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Two lower federal courts ruled that a holistic analysis of Smith’s IQ scores and other evidence, including his behavioral history and school records, proved he is intellectually disabled and should spend life behind bars rather than face execution.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
Attorneys for Alabama argued that test scores above 70 should categorically exclude inmates from being considered intellectually disabled.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
More Mom and daughter beat woman to force her to work in Puerto Rico, feds say
In Puerto Rico, Luz Maria Peña Lopez and her daughter, Tatiana Correa Peña, are accused of forcing an intellectually disabled woman to work for them through beatings and threats, according to federal prosecutors.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Intellectually disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intellectually%20disabled. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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intellectually disabled
adjective
: affected by intellectual disability
intellectually disabled children/adults
State officials and special education advocates are pushing legislation aimed at breaking down barriers they say are keeping thousands of intellectually disabled Bay State students from enrolling in college classes.—Kathleen McKiernan, The Boston Herald
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