A Rare Victory for Disability Rights in Florida
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
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
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
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
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
A scandal rocking an Iowa town of barely 250 has ballooned into a statewide story. But it has national implications.
Last month, FB … more…
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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