### Question
Can you define what student with an intellectual disability means?


### Answer
**Student with an intellectual disability** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 1140*:

> a student—


(A) with a cognitive impairment, characterized by significant limitations in—


(i) intellectual and cognitive functioning

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1140*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER VII-GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS > Part D-Programs To Provide Students With Disabilities With a Quality Higher Education**

