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A Rare Victory for Disability Rights in Florida

by Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica - September 25, 2009 11:23 am EDT

We reported in June that thousands of people continue to live in nursing homes and other institutions in spite of a 1999 Supreme Cour … more

Obama Hedges on Mandatory Community Services

by Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica - July 30, 2009 12:35 pm EDT

President Obama signed a measure last week recognizing the rights of people with disabilities around the world. The United Nations Co … more

Obama Boosts In-Home Services for the Disabled

by Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica - June 22, 2009 1:02 pm EDT

President Barack Obama announced today measures to increase the ability of people with disabilities to live at home, rather than in i … more

Nursing Homes Get Old for Many With Disabilities

by Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica - June 21, 2009 10:00 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS -- Melody Ping never thought she would be trying to move out of a nursing home.

She lived in a St. Louis apartment for … more

Landmark Case: A Decade After Olmstead, Progress Slow on Disability Rights

by Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica - June 19, 2009 9:45 pm EDT

May 1995: Federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Lois Curtis against Tommy Olmstead, commissioner of human services in Georgia.

Janu … more

‘Abuse’ Raises Question About Law for Disabled Workers

by Christina Jewett , ProPublica - March 20, 2009 9:15 am EDT

A scandal rocking an Iowa town of barely 250 has ballooned into a statewide story. But it has national implications.

Last month, FB … more

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Breaking on the Web: Disability

December 30, 2009

Disabled Workers Paid Cents per Hour at State-Run Homes Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, December 30, 2009

November 25, 2009

Possibly Mentally Disabled Prisoner Faces Execution Renee Feltz, Texas Observer, November 25, 2009

September 15, 2009

Insurers Fight Speech-Impairment Remedy Ashlee Vance, New York Times, September 15, 2009

August 11, 2009

Disabled Students Are Spanked More Sam Dillon, New York Times, August 11, 2009

June 25, 2009

VA Urged to Reform Procedures for Handling Disability Claims Steve Vogel, Washington Post, June 25, 2009

June 23, 2009

Chaotic Psychiatric Facility Puts Strain on Local Police Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, June 23, 2009

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