The law's understanding of intellectual disability as a disability

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 102-107

  Ellis, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability or disorder; Functional limitation; Intellectual disability; Intellectual disability and law; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; JURISPRUDENCE;

EID: 84877017712     PISSN: 19349491     EISSN: 19349556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-51.2.102     Document Type: Article

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