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5/04/09 [MA] Restraining Students Questioned (Boston Globe 5-4-09)
2/28/08 [AZ] One mom's struggle to keep her son alive in the state's care highlights the challenges of supporting the developmentally disabled
2/26/08 [CA] Crossbow killing: Grass Valley man deemed incompetent to stand trial
2/24/08 [WI] Day care dilemma: Few facilities can handle disabled kids
2/23/08 [FL] Inmate Procedures Reviewed
2/23/08 [TX] Advocates, families urge reform of Texas' facilities for mentally disabled
2/20/08 [CA] Hundreds of Disabled and Seniors at Capitol to Protest California Budget Cuts to Life Sustaining Services and Income
2/20/08 [LA] A look at the victims of Hurricane Katrina
2/18/08 [WI] State to Spot-Check Polls for Accessibility
2/18/08 [TN] Few Tenn. teachers have autism training
2/18/08 [UT] Services to Utah's disabled are stuck in slow motion
2/16/08 [UT] Disabled who wait for Utah aid may see help with Legislature funding
2/17/08 [DC] Death at St. Elizabeths
2/7/08 [DC] Progress at DC Hospital is Limited, Report Says
1/9/08 [DC] Report Faults St. E's for 'Needless' Suffering 1/9/08 [DC] Report: St. Elizabeths patients in peril
1/9/08 [DC] Our Morning Roundup
2/16/08 [NJ] Psychiatric patients are getting a plan to end discharge delay
2/15/08 [NJ] Plan to cut number of hopitalized psych patients
2/16/08 [MP] NMC strengthens advocacy network through training
2/08 [IL] Culver's BetterBergers Reaches Out to Disabled Patrons
2/8/08 [RI] Cranston board weighs voting rights of killer
2/7/08 [NMI] NMC, regents urged to take action on placement test concerns
2/6/08 Eliminating Tobacco Use in Mental Health Facilities: Patients' Rights, Public Health, and Policy Issues
2/3/08 [TX] Mentally ill people's care falling to jails, emergency rooms in Austin
2/2/08 [MA] Prisoners in their mind and bodies
1/30/08 [AZ] Experts help clarify laws, social services for special-need teens
1/30/08 [CT] Main Street developer sues town
1/29/08 [MA] Super turnout expected on Super Tuesday
1/17/08 [OR] Feds slam state hospital safety
1/17/08 [OR] Federal Report Rips Oregon State Hospital
1/16/08 [MD] State to shutter home for disabled
1/15/08 [MD] Troubled facility for developmentally disabled closing
10/11/07 [MD] Coalition persists on closure of Rosewood
9/14/07 [MD] State health center faulted
9/14/07 [MD] Problems at Md. Center for Disabled
2/21/07 [MD] Hospital for Severely Disabled May be Closing
2/16/07 [MD] Rosewood's Potential Closing Opens Questions
2/2/07 [MD] Disabled Center's Closure Debated
2/2/07 [MD] Rosewood's Revocation
2/1/07 [MD] Rosewood warned of funding cutoff
1/15/08 [IL] Group pushes voting rights for mentally impaired
1/15/08 Novick touts differences that voters can see
1/15/08 [OR] Advocacy group accuses Washington County sheriff of inflaming community
1/15/08 [WA] Judge Dismisses Access Suit Against Bremerton School District
1/15/08 [NH] Blind voters: We were slighted
1/15/08 [GA] Mental patient neglect alleged
1/15/08 [UT] Extra funds should go to disabled
1/12/08 [TX] Families facing tough choice to place disabled relatives in institutions
1/7/08 [NH] Catching a lift to the polls: Rides to voting locations available for seniors, disabled residents
1/7/08 [UT] Bush puts Utahn on Access Board
12/18/07 [UT] White House picks Utah attorney for federal board
1/6/08 Maryland Legal Services Corporation 25th anniversary
12/30/07 [RI] Court: Agency client evaluations can't be done off the record
12/29/07 [VT] Settlement sealed in lawsuit against state
12/29/07 [OR] Cornelius residents warned of neighbors
12/27/07 [NH] State dragged feet on Medicaid decision
12/22/07 [OR] Jasper Mountain hit with suit over injuries
12/21/07 [OH] Fairfield Center's closure sought
12/18/07 [DE] Panel members ask to delay final report
12/15/07 [DE] Panel's report urges 85 changes
12/11/07 [DE] New leaders called for at state hospital
12/5/07 [DE] Patient death at state hospital unreported to two agencies
11/16/07 [DE] DPC task force looks to others for help
11/10/07 [DE] Feds tackle complaints of abuse at Delaware Psychiatric Center
11/7/07 [DE] Psychiatric center needs to rethink practices, Legal Aid Society suggests
12/18/07 [PA] Battle lost against creek's 'offensive' name
12/17/07 [GA] Vouchers for disabled students popular but limited
12/17/07 [NC] Safety in the system
12/13/07 [MT] Juvenile department official resigns after abusing youth under care
12/13/07 [MT] Detention director tied to child abuse
12/12/07 [MT] Judge unseals Swan Valley report
12/12/07 [MT] Group pushes to open report on youth ranch amid abuse allegations
12/11/07 [MT] Md. Juvenile Center Head's Past Probed
12/5/07 [MT] The Colonel: New details on report alleging child abuse by new head of Maryland's Victor Cullen Academy
12/12/07 [MA] Patrick aide spurns prison policy change
12/12/07 [MD] Board backs team tryouts for disabled students
12/10/07 [MA] Prison, the new madhouse
12/10/07 [MA] UMass finds gap between studies, real life
12/10/07 [MA] Left in uncertain hands, a haunted life ends tragically
12/9/07 [NV] State's failure leaves families awaiting help
12/9/07 [NH] Gloves off in fight for highway funds
12/9/07 [MD] Son's mental state may have improved
12/9/07 [NC] Hospital did not report 4 deaths
12/6/07 [NC] Feds question patients' safety
12/6/07 [MI] Mattawan school agrees it didn't offer enough disability-rights information
12/5/07 [NE] Advocacy group cites abuse, neglect at Beatrice center
12/5/07 [NE] NAS report blasts State of Nebraska
12/4/07 [OR] Patient dies after being restrained
12/4/07 [UT] Disability Law Center Holds Public Hearings
12/4/07 [TX] Joshua Tate and Zach Anner hope their film inspires Texans
12/4/07 [ME] Augusta-based agency wins $82,000 grant
12/1/07 [MD] Man Nearly Dies from Wrong Medication at Rosewood
11/30/07 [NE] Beatrice Developmental Center to hold fewer people
11/29/07 [WA] Bremerton Disabled-Student Relocation Plan, Court Hearing Postponed
11/23/07 [WA] WA advocacy group files suit in disabled education dispute
11/22/07 [WA] Group files lawsuit for disabled students
11/21/07 [WA] Disabled advocates sue state over plans to educate teens at Bremerton institution
11/21/07 [WA] Disability Group Fighting For Kids in Lawsuit Against Bremerton Schools, State
11/29/07 [KY] Oakwood review 'is huge'
11/28/07 [MP] NMPASI: Police officer ignored complaint about illegal parking
11/26/07 [MP] Amendments to handicap parking law pushed
11/27/07 Parents of Disabled Students Push for Separate Classes
11/27/07 [UT] Suit against Highland dismissed
11/25/07 [NV] Lack of interpreters...leads to a lack of learning
11/21/07 [OR] Cooking up a turkey of a deal
11/16/07 [OR] Milwaukie prevents purchase of home for mentally ill criminals
11/16/07 [TX] TYC pepper spray case to court
11/16/07 [LA] Election Hotline for People with Disabilities
11/16/07 [TX] 'Forgotten Lives'
11/15/07 [VT] Shackles case prompts policy change
11/13/07 [MA] Medicaid cuts could cost Mass. $100m
11/5/07 [NV] Disability - Legally Speaking
11/7/07 [MA] West End debates planned pedestrian bridge
11/6/07 [NV] Advocacy center a voice for the disabled
11/4/07 [OR] Asylum's gone, but not abuse
11/1/07 [TX] Neglect reported at group homes for mentally retarded
11/1/07 [PA] Access still limited, a decade later in Millvale
11/1/07 LTE: Disabled deserve inclusion
10/31/07 [FL] Opinions vary on use of timeout rooms
10/31/07 [FL] School's use of 'timeout rooms' prompts complaint
10/30/07 [MD] Students, child advocates, leaders divided on high school exit exams
10/28/07 [AL] Attorney says city not in compliance with disability law
10/27/07 [NY] Disabilities Fight Grows as Taxes Pay for Tuition
10/26/07 [LA] HUD grants to help fight housing discrimination
10/26/07 [WA] Facility's problems ran deeper
10/26/07 [WA] Report: 10 Rainier School workers fired, suspended since 2004
10/26/07 [OR] Judge gives man choice of stint on jury or in jail
10/25/07 [NativeAm] Disabled advocates highlight victims, vets
10/22/07 [MD] Special ed is drawn into exam debate
10/16/07 [MA] City silences crossing signals for the blind
10/14/07 [NH] Special Ed parents lobby for their rights
10/13/07 [MN] Forum looks at implications of stem cell research
10/13/07 [WI] Families, state kept in dark; Deaths at Winnebago Mental Helath Institute went unreported, despite questionable circumstances
10/11/07 [UT] Mom wants to know why suicidal daughter wasn't monitored at prison
10/11/07 [MP] NMPASI probes Peter's alleged mistreatment
10/10/07 [MD] Opening the 'Doors'
10/9/07 [TX] Horton: Consolidating state schools would protect residents' rights and save money
10/9/07 [MA] OP-ED: Shocks inefficient and immoral
10/9/07 [IL] Law to help families in committing mentally ill
10/8/07 [IL] Advocates hail new committal legislation
10/8/07 [CA] Mayor closes law practice for new job
10/7/07 [WI] Special school or segregation?
10/6/07 [OR] ADA compliance: Cost is in the details
10/5/07 [DC] Rhee tells staff to stop referring kids to Pa. school under inquiry
10/2/07 Special education funding on trial before Supreme Court
10/1/07 Supreme Court to hear receipt of services case; Parents, officials face off over private placements
10/1/07 [HI] Hawaii housing bias may be underreported
10/1/07 [OR] Isolation rate counters trend
9/28/07 Shock to the System
9/28/07 [MD] Restroom access case is costly to SSA
9/28/07 [AK] Fate of mental health program to be announced - eventually
9/27/07 [IL] Drivers with Disabilities Paralyzed at the Pump
9/26/07 [IL] Howe is in for a change
9/20/07 [NC] Legal center urges Brown be released
9/20/07 [NC] Freedom urged for retarded man
9/19/07 [AR] Advocates urge reform of state's juvenile justice system
9/19/07 [AR] Youth lockup wrong for 100, consultants say
9/18/07 [AR] Independent report calls for closing Ark. youth lockup
9/19/07 [DE] Federal judge orders state to accommodate disabled woman
9/19/07 [LA] Advocacy group sues bus service
9/18/07 [OR] Ruling brings Van Duyn case to a close
9/18/07 [MD] Mental Health, Gun Rights Groups Worry About Impact of New Gun-Buying Rules
9/18/07 [CA] Patton remebers forgotten dead
9/17/07 [IL] Mental facility aims to recertify
9/16/07 [WI] Sex case points up 'deal' not to prosecute
9/14/07 [TX] Groups file lawsuit targeting Texas Youth Commission's use of pepper spray
9/12/07 [WI] MPS resists special ed ruling
9/12/07 [WI] Magistrate: MPS Failed to Provide Special Ed
9/11/07 [WI] MPS loses special ed lawsuit
9/12/07 [DE] Attorney says incidents swept under rug
9/12/07 [MD] Supply of special education teachers failing
9/6/07 [MD] State schools still run short on special-ed teachers
9/12/07 [VT] Committee hears of mental illness in prisons
9/12/07 [PA] Runaways worrying Ephrata, Akron
9/12/07 [NJ] NJ psychiatric hospital escapee captured
9/11/07 [DE] Panel holds second public hearing into troubled mental hospital
9/10/07 [AZ] Tucson won't use voting machines for disabled
9/8/07 [MN] She was ready to say 'I do.' County replied, 'Your can't.'
9/8/07 [VT] Police records show how and when cops used Tasers
9/6/07 [WI] Mental hospital safety questioned
9/3/07 [WI] Deaths, rape at hospital
9/3/07 [WI] Reports Critical of Mental Health Institute
9/1/07 [WI] Winnebago cited for 3 deaths, rape
8/28/07 [WI] Assaults jump at facility for mentally ill
9/5/07 [KY] Disabled helped to stay at home
9/5/07 [MD] Baby death spotlights services to disabled
9/2/07 [MT] 2007 session did a lot of good
9/07 [CA] Interview with Andrew Mudryk, Director of Litigation for Southern California for Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (PAI) [video with audio]
8/31/07 [CA] Sticker shock at Laguna Honda
8/28/07 [CA] Evolution of City's Oldest Nursing Home Continues
8/26/07 [CA] Debate over Laguna Honda Plan Still Not Settled
8/30/07 [IL] 11 dead. Anybody watching?
8/23/07 [IL] 5 disabled nursing home patients sue state over care
8/27/07 [TX] Out of sight, mind and luck in Texas state schools
8/27/07 [UT] New degree offered
8/26/07 [MD] Back to school [with a lawyer]
8/23/07 [DE] Document shredding concerns lawmaker
8/21/07 [RI] Cranston drops insane pair from voter list
8/21/07 [RI] Cranston board denies two convicts voting rights
8/19/07 [CT] Patient's suicide to be investigated
8/17/07 [CT] State To Probe Suicide At CVH
8/17/07 [CT] State to investigate mental hospital suicide
8/17/07 [CT] State to investigate mental hospital suicide
8/18/07 [MD] 756 to share $1 million in housing settlement
8/17/07 [WV] Investigation finds neglect in death at Nitro shelter
8/17/07 [UT] Russians in Utah to weigh disability issues
8/17/07 [IL] Feds probe Howe Developmental Center
8/16/07 [IL] U.S. probes care center for disabled
8/16/07 [MP] Seven named to Sexually Violent Predator Board
8/15/07 [KY] Monitor sees gains at Oakwood under its new operator
8/14/07 [AZ] Touchscreen Voting Machines Won't Be Part of City Elections
8/14/07 [MD] Insanity defense muddles case
8/14/07 [UT] Disability group hires specialist for southern Utah
8/14/07 [AR] Handicapped parking spot loiterers targeted in Ark AG's opinion
8/13/07 [MO] A duty denied
8/13/07 [UT] Qwest Foundation Aids Disability Law Center with $7,500 Donation
8/11/07 [AR] State youth unit details changes
8/9/07 [UT] Medicaid rule change means outdoor-designed wheelchairs may not be covered
8/8/07 ADA Restoration Act of 2007
8/3/07 [ME] NY Lawyers' Pro Bono Effort Results in Reformed Mental Health Laws
8/1/07 [UT] Congress Aims to Restore Anti-Discrimination Act
8/1/07 [LA] New Orleans charities awarded $100,000
7/31/07 [KS] Group sees disability crisis; says Kansas has worst backlog
7/30/07 [ME] One compromise points way to others
7/29/07 [MI] GEO Group's facilities were shuttered in Louisiana, Michigan
7/27/07 [DE] Scope of abuse probe intensifies
7/26/07 [VT] Brattleboro police chief to investigate Tasering
7/26/07 [DC] Youth Hospital Faulted for Abuse
7/26/07 [DC] Hospital Accused of Abusing Youth
7/26/07 [WI] Cruel & unusual medicine: Prison doctor's practices revealed
7/26/07 [WI] Officials investigating complaints of abuse, neglect at Sauk County Jail
7/26/07 [WI] Inmate seeks treatment
7/25/07 [PA] Disabled celebrate the anniversary of landmark law
7/25/07 [TX] Critics of schools for mentally retarded say system needs help
7/25/07 [IL] Mental health bill seen as stigmatizing; activists vow fight
7/24/07 [KY] Oakwood fires 4 after latest citation
7/23/07 [TX] Reports detail abuse at Texas facilities
7/20/07 [AZ] CPS e-mails raise new questions in handling of 2 young siblings
7/19/07 [MA] Keep Mentally Ill out of Solitary Confinement
7/17/07 [MS] Mississippi sued in Federal court over child abuse
Teenage girls sue to halt prison abuse
7/17/07 [RI] Compensation for crime limits lifted
7/14/07 [UT] Provo youth facility sued
7/12/07 [UT] Suit targets Discovery Academy
7/12/07 [CA] Baca seeks authority to order home detention
7/12/07 [CA] Democratic Health Bill Passes Senate Committee After Lengthy Debate: Stage Being Set for Negotiations with Governor Schwarzenegger
7/12/07 [AK] State bar chief touts pro bono
7/10/07 [UT] Ground broken for new Highland City Hall
7/10/07 [UT] Highland breaks ground for $7.9M city hall
7/7/07 [UT] Highland set to break ground on City Hall
7/9/07 When Discipline Starts a Fight
7/8/07 [OR] Prison suicides linked to isolation
7/7/07 [WI] Inmate seeks treatment
7/6/07 [WV] West Virginia Advocate Elected to National Disability Rights Network Board
7/6/07 [CT] Neglect Found In Eight DMR Deaths
7/6/07 [CT] No 'Smoking Gun' Found In Dept. Of Mental Retardation Report
7/5/07 [CT] Report: Neglect occurred in deaths of 8 mentally retarded people
7/5/07 [CT] Panel: Eight Disabled Deaths Involved Neglect
7/6/07 Advocates for Students with Disabilities Balk at Proposed NCLB Changes
7/5/07 [NJ] Coping with mental Illness: Help is Here
7/5/07 [RI] Court limits bias suits
7/5/07 [CA] Advocacy group plans probe of Riverside County mental-health facility
7/2/07 [DE] Agreement reached in death of mentally ill man; suit dropped
6/30/07 [KY] Citation Oakwood's second in June
6/28/07 [NJ] State sued on special ed student separation
6/28/07 [NJ] N.J. sued by advocates for disabled students
6/27/07 [KS] Disability Rights Center marks three decades
6/24/07 An inspiration - Keller festival attracts people from all over the world festival attracts people from all over the world
6/21/07 [ME] Community Correctional Alternatives target of probes
6/19/07 [RI] States Face Decisions on Who is Mentally Fit to Vote
6/18/07 [MI] Report urges changes in treatment of mentally ill
6/17/07 [MI] Jailed mentally ill have nowhere to turn, report finds
6/16/07 [NC] Study: Mentally ill pressure jails
6/13/07 [TN] School System Defends Use of Secure Rooms
6/10/07 [HI] Disabled access in works at YMCA
6/9/07 [AR] Education Officials Find Schooling Problems at Youth Lockup
6/7/07 [TN] Parents Pull Children Out of Center Under Invvestigation
6/5/07 [LA] Charitable organizations to be awarded $100,000
6/3/07 [DC] Group Home Provider, City Sued Over Fatality
5/31/07 [CA] Disabled access in schools faulted
5/31/07 [NH] Judge hears testimony in accessibility case
5/30/07 Ex-inmate files suit over false leg
5/30/07 [CA] Patient death spurs probes, lawsuit
5/30/07 [WA] Year in Review: Procedures found illegal
5/16/07 [WA] "Ashley treatment" illegal, says report
5/12/07 [WA] New twist in Ashley tale step forward for disabled
5/11/07 [WA] Doctors who kept girl small broke law
5/10/07 [WA] Hospital broke state law
5/9/07 [WA] Seattle hospital admits breaking law in giving girl hysterectomy
5/8/07 [WA] Removal of Girl's Uterus in 'Ashley Treatment' Breaks State Law
5/8/07 [WA] Seattle hospital admits breaking law in giving girl hysterectomy
5/8/07 [WA] Report: 'Pillow angel' surgery broke law
5/8/07 [WA] Doctors needed court order to keep Ashley small
5/8/07 [WA] Children's Hospital Broke Law in Treating Stunted Girl
5/8/07 [WA] Hospital broke law in treating stunted girl
5/8/07 [WA] Children's Hospital says it should have gone to court in case of disabled 6-year-old
5/8/07 [WA] New Policy At Seattle's Children's Hospital
5/28/07 [DC] Scores of Deaths in D.C. Group Homes
5/27/07 [CA] Living on the outside
5/26/07 [NM] Elderly and disabled stuck in nursing homes, advocates say
5/24/07 [NM] Groups: State accused of ignoring law that funds home care
5/24/07 [NM] Disability advocates say administration not adhering to 2006 law
5/25/07 [CA] Supreme Court Ruling on Special Ed
5/18/07 [UT] UTA gets the drift, alters plan on transit
5/21/07 Disability Case Draws Praise of Advocates
5/18/07 [MD] Paper voting records
5/17/07 [MD] O'Malley Signs 164 Bills Into Law
5/17/07 [OR] City of Bend agrees to bus-stop lawsuit settlement
5/17/07 [ME] Lawmakers support mentally ill warning bill
5/17/07 [ME] Revisions address privacy concerns
5/15/07 [ME] Bill makes it harder for mentally ill to buy gun
5/15/07 [MD] Wheelchair athlete loses bid
5/15/07 [DC] Fixes offered for failing conditions at St. Elizabeths
5/15/07 [DC] U.S., D.C. Reach Deal on St. E's
5/15/07 [DC] D.C. promises improvements at mental hospital in settlement
5/15/07 [PA] Disability advocates want creek's name changed
5/14/07 [KY] Grant to help people leave nursing homes
5/13/07 [MI] Closing 'not an option'
5/12/07 [OR] Farm Home ever bouncing back
5/10/07 [MD] Student fights for ability to score
5/7/07 [SC] State testing gets tougher
5/7/07 [SC] Special ed students face PACT challenge
5/7/07 [SC] Suit seeks to open up agency for disabled
5/7/07 [UT] Center needs support
5/6/07 [ME] In stabbing's wake, mom fears clues were missed
5/5/07 [LA] Disabled face FEMA trailer deadline
5/4/07 [WV] Day shelter at fault, investigators find
5/4/07 [OR] Couple challenges appeals court ruling in 5J schools suit
5/3/07 [NJ] State ready to find disabled new homes
5/3/07 [NH] Senators aim to end wait list in three years
5/3/07 [NH] Stats suggest 'crisis in special education'
5/1/07 [NH] Advocates make case for disabled students
5/1/07 [NH] Dropout rate high among disabled
5/1/07 [MA] Challenges for Prisons Chief
5/1/07 [UT] UTA Plan Criticized by Advocates for Disabled
4/22/07 [UT] UTA Plan Criticized by Advocates for Disabled
4/21/07 [UT] Activists for disabled protest bus-pass plan
4/30/07 [AZ] Panel wins records ruling on mentally ill
4/29/07 [MA] Audit uncovers discrimination against disabled in Newton housing
4/28/07 [DE] Legal aid society probes death
4/27/07 [DE] Lawsuit seeks answers in possible neglect death
4/26/07 [KS] Sex-offender restriction bill goes to Sebelius
4/25/07 [DC] City asks judge to throw out hospital records in abuse suit
4/24/07 [MD] Va. Tech Shooting Sparks Discussion of Va., Md. Commitment Laws
4/23/07 State doesn't require details of discipline
4/23/07 [IL] Rights & wrongs: Commuting for the disabled has gotten better, but not good enough
4/21/07 [AR] Youth lockup fix failing, group says
4/18/07 [IL] Virginia Tech Gunman Was A Ticking Time Bomb
4/15/07 [DC] Week in Review: Changes Sought for St. Elizabeths
4/10/07 [DC] St. E's Still Lacks Staff, Court is Told
[DC] St. E's decried as 'dirty' and 'deadly'
[DC] Group Alleges Staffing Shortages at Saint Elizabeth's
4/12/07 [MD] Special-education tutoring to replace missed services
4/9/07 Electric Boogaloo
4/9/07 [ND] DD funding needs not being met
4/8/07 [IL] Mental care reform eyed
4/7/07 [SC] Suit targets agency for disabled people
4/4/07 [MD] Disability insurance bill defeated
3/31/07 [DC] Advocates Fault Psychiatric Facility's Care of Teen
3/31/07 [MA] Inmate kills self as prison suicides continue
3/15/07 [MA] Zero in on prison suicides
3/13/07 [MA] Convicted murderer dies in prison; Man threw ex-girlfriend into river 11 years ago
3/12/07 [MA] Inmate, 31, commits suicide in prison cell
[MA] Convict commits suicide at jail
3/9/07 [MA] Suit urges state to overhaul prisons
[MA] Suit aimed at preventing inmate suicides
3/8/07 [MA] Prisons violate rights of mentally ill inmates, lawsuit claims
[MA] Suit: segregated units for mentally ill leads to suicide
[MA] Lawsuit seeks to end segregation of mentally ill prisoners
3/30/07 [WI] Appeal filed in Lakeland School lawsuit
3/29/07 [IL] Howe too important to shutter
3/9/07 [IL] Tinley care facility blasted
3/8/07 [IL] Watchdogs: How is Howe still open?
3/29/07 [MD] Fighting wheelchair athlete's suitis waste of time, money, energy
3/29/07 [MN] Fragrance debate: A matter of scents and sensibility?
3/30/07 [AZ] Jim Click receives plaudits for hiring the disabled
3/29/07 [AZ] 3 Tucsonans to be honored for disability work
3/28/07 [TX] State hospital worker accused of attacking patient
3/28/07 [CA] It's settled
3/27/07 [ME] Maine needs to invest in affordable housing
3/23/07 Rowley's legacy lives on
3/22/07 [AR] Arm broken, teen served ill by lockup, group says
3/22/07 [AR] Legislators discuss youth lockup with facilitiy's management
3/21/07 [AR] Advocacy group says another report of abuse went uninvestigated
3/16/07 [AR] Report: Screams at youth lockup ignored
Youth Claims Abuse, Tape Reveals Screams
State Investigates Abuse Claims at Alexander Youth Center
Youth wants employees punished
3/21/07 [IL] Howe loses half of budget
3/20/07 [CA] State investigates neighbor's yearslong protest of Norco group home
3/20/07 [ME] Maine needs fund for brain injury
3/20/07 [AZ] Groups force Az to give dialysis to migrants
3/19/07 [AZ] Immigrant's access to dialysis assured by lawsuit settlement
3/19/07 The Price of Disability
3/18/07 [TX] Isle not a good fit for disabled
3/18/07 [AZ] Problems at youth rehab center, ex-workers say
3/17/07 [AZ] Ex-employees question safety for troubled teens at rehab facility
[AZ] Ex-employees question safety at rehab facility
3/16/07 [AZ] Ex-employees speak out on Parc Place
3/16/07 [CT] Parents worry law won't pass
3/15/07 [IL] Center loses right to bill government for care
3/12/07 [CO] Agency: School mistreated disabled kids
3/12/07 [CO] Group claims disabled students improperly disciplined, school district to react
3/11/07 [WI] A call for change, for Angie
3/9/07 [WA] Report: Psychiatric care found lacking
3/8/07 [MA] Group upset by Fernald court ruling
3/8/07 [DC] Bus Firm Prohibited Guide Dog, Suit Says
3/7/07 [CA] Disability rights group targets transportation
3/7/07 [MD] New Huntsman appointee loves taking on challenge
3/5/07 [AZ] Federal disability rules require many redos
3/4/07 [HI] Hawaiians head to Ohio nursing homes for long-term care
2/22/07 [HI] Bill targets patient transfers
2/16/07 [HI] Queen's patients sent to Ohio nursing homes
3/1/07 Lack of Services for Soldiers Demonstrates Need for Brain Injury Awareness
3/1/07 [MP] Fitial signs two proclamations for DD Council
3/1/07 [IL] Govt Tries Emergency Action to Stop Psych Scams
2/28/07 [IL] Psyched: Nursing Home Patients Cheated Out Of Care
3/1/07 [CA] Advocacy Group Sues Over Delays
2/26/07 [MO] Disabled, disenfranchised
2/19/07 [MO] Retired justice O’Connor visits St. Louis
2/12/07 [MO] Lawyers debate alleged ban on voting rights for mentally ill
2/10/07 [MO] O’Connor to visit bench of St. Louis circuit court
2/17/07 [IL] Groups call for Tinley home's closure
2/18/07 [AK] Pioneers' Home rejects 92-year-old
2/17/07 [NH] Bills would shorten wait for disability services
2/15/07 [MD] The Parents' Place of Maryland: Help and Hope is Here
2/13/07 [SD] People First Language bill referred
2/12/07 Groups call for e-voting paper trail legislation
2/11/07 [MD] Wheelchair athletes can't get points in regionals, states
2/9/07 [PA] Mental retardation services would get 10 percent Pa. budget boost
2/8/07 On the bus for disability rights
2/8/07 [CA] Warnings on abuse of the disabled ignored
2/8/07 [AZ] Goddard: Wage law applies to disabled
2/7/07 [DC] Outside Probe of Deaths at Group Homes Urged
2/7/07 [LA] FEMA sluggish on trailers for disabled
2/6/07 What is the Protection and Advocacy System?
2/1/07 [AZ] Bill exempts disabled from new wage law
1/19/07 [AZ] Low wages, low expectations
1/29/07 [AK] Greeter Challenges Wal-Mart Policy
1/29/07 [MD] Activist: Cities offer lessons for Paratransit
1/28/07 [SC] SLED Unit to Investigate Abuse of Disabled Adults
1/18/07 [SC] Unit to Protect Disabled Adults
1/17/07 [SC] New Unit to Protect Disabled Adults
1/23/07 [AK] Pets may be federally protected tenants
1/23/07 [MN] 4 deaf people sue Dakota County over lack of interpreter
1/22/07 [ME] Learning-disabled law graduates sue over exam
1/21/07 [NJ] Court: NJ wrong to deny therapy for autistic children
1/18/07 [NJ] Court rules state health plan must cover autism treatment
1/20/07 [IL] Kiley director hints staffing levels behind resignation
1/19/07 [CA] Man's death raises disabled-care homes debate
1/19/07 [TX] Many spend years seeking aid for the disabled
1/19/07 [ME] Advocates press Old Orchard to im`prove restroom access
1/18/07 [TN] Special Education parents want input on schools district's new strategy
1/17/07 [AL] Child welfare case dismissed
1/15/07 [PA] New Pa. House speaker to put spotlight on autism services
1/13/07 [WA] Lawmakers debate disabilities controversy
1/13/07 [MA] Fresh Air Rights bill reviewed in Legislature
1/12/07 [CA] Attorney Stephen Rosenbaum on Larry King Live regarding growth attenuation
1/9/07 [CA] Attorney Stephen Rosenbaum on Paula Zahn Show regarding growth attenuation
1/12/07 [KY] State alters death review policy
1/11/07 [KY] All deaths in community-based homes for retarded to be investigated
1/11/07 [DC] DC Will Investigate Patient's Death
1/8/07 Regents to vote on limiting shock therapies
1/11/07 [MD] Sports Notes: Atholton wheelchair athlete
1/11/07 [MD] People in Sports
1/10/07 [MD] Wheelchair athlete wins right to compete with teammates
1/10/07 [MD] Louisville Hires Tulsa's Kragthorpe
1/10/07 [MD] Ruling gives wheelchair athlete right to compete in prep track
1/10/07 [MD] Sports in Brief
1/10/07 [MD] Harrelson's son to get treatment
1/9/07 [MD] Teen in wheelchair wins OK to race with teammates
1/9/07 [MD] Paralyzed athlete allowed in meets
1/9/07 [MD] Wheelchair athlete wins settlement
1/9/07 [MD] Wheelchair athlete can compete in track events under agreement
1/9/07 [MD] Disabled teen athlete in US wins right to compete in school track events
1/8/07 [MD] Wheelchair Racer Cleared for Track Participation
5/28/06 [MD] Wheelchair athlete, teammate disqualified
4/29/06 [MD] A fight to belong for teenage girl
4/20/06 [MD] Minus sound, McFadden gains ground
4/19/06 [MD] McFadden to Earn Points Against Runners
[MD] Girl, 16, wins suit to race in wheelchair
[MD] Wheelchair Athlete Ruling Favors Competition
4/18/06 [MD] Wheelchair Athlete Wins Right to Race Alongside Runners
4/17/06 [MD] Judge allows wheelchair-bound student to compete
3/25/06 [MD] Wheelchair Racer, 16, Yearns To Compete Against Runners
3/22/06 [MD] Athlete's Lawsuit Seeks Level Playing Field
3/16/06 [MD] Paralyzed athlete sues to compete
3/14/06 [MD] Wheelchair Athlete Sues to Run with Track Team
3/14/06 [MD] Wheelchair Athlete Sues Howard County Track Team
1/2/07[NE] Patient care criticized at Beatrice State Developmental Center
1/1/07 [CA] Conflict is boiling over care
12/28/06 [OR] Broken bones, broken rules?
12/27/06 [DC] Hospital deleted e-mails, group says
Group says St. Elizabeths Hospital Deleted E-mails
12/27/06 [OK] Local woman gets support
12/27/06 [AL] No parking
12/25/06 [OR] Bend-area transit system faces lawsuit over accessibility
12/22/06 [OR] OAC filesLawsuit Against City of Bend, Bend Area Transit Alleging Inaccessibility for Disabled
12/22/06 [OR] Suit: BAT Violates the ADA
12/21/06 [OR] Bend sued over disabled transit access
12/24/06 Some see China's adoption rules as heartbreaking, necessary
12/20/06 [MO] Group weighs risk of housing sex offenders with disabled
12/18/06 [MO] Sex offenders put in homes by Mo. officials
12/18/06 [MO] Sex offenders share group homes
12/19/06 [WI] Lawsuit won't stop school plans
12/18/06 [MN] Need for sign language interpreters is outpacing supply
12/16/06 [CA] No dogs allowed
12/15/06 [WI] Clinic, staffer enter 'no contest' pleas in conjunction with child's death
12/15/06 [MT] MDC secure facility fuels contention
12/14/06 [CT] Parents Criticize Restraint in Schools
12/11/06 [VT] It's showtime for state hospital
12/10/06 [MI] State reworking policy on restraining students
12/8/06 [MI] A way to safely restrain students?
12/10/06 [CA] Rehab homes rile residents
12/10/06 [WA] Attacks up sharply onAttacks up sharply on workers at state psychiatric hospital workers at state psychiatric hospital
12/10/06 [WA] Number of attacks on Western State staff increasing
12/9/06 Restraints Rules Get New Scrutiny
12/9/06 [MN] Deaf man says jail experience traumatic
12/8/06 [MN] 16 officers investigated in jailing of deaf man
12/6/06 [MN] A need for translation
12/8/06 [DC] Girl, 14, Received Psychiatric Treatment at Riverside
12/7/06 [VT] Report: State juvenile detention unit 'dilapidated'
12/4/06 [ME] 'Extremely Frustrating'
12/4/06 [WA] Forum targets disability rights
11/28/06 [CA] CBS: Caught On Tape: Caretakers Of Mentally Disabled
11/28/06 [OR] 'Cuckoo's Nest' Hospital Under Investigation
11/26/06 [MD] Rosewood strives for progress
11/16/06 [MD] Rosewood works to allay complaints
11/9/06 [MD] Reports of neglect threaten Rosewood
11/26/06 [LA] Marcel honored for advocacy
11/26/06 [IL] NYC Subways Pose Challenges for the Disabled
11/23/06 [NY] 'Prone restraint' allowed at youth facilities
11/22/06 [NY] Hold used on youth was OK
11/21/06 [NY] Tryon autopsy will take time
11/21/06 [DC] Contract OK'd for replacement of St. Elizabeths
11/21/06 [TN] City continues to take input on public transit
11/20/06 [OR] Commitment often no option for mentally ill
11/19/06 [OR] Oregon's mental care a tarnished model
11/19/06 [OR] The ethics of altering children
11/19/06 [CA] In-home care cost rapidly mounts
11/19/06 [FL] Plans to close center for disabled concerns families
11/18/06 [FL] Advocates fight institution's closing
11/14/06 [OR] Feds Start Investigation Into Civil Rights Violations At State Hospital
11/8/06 [UT] Vote-machine glitches cause headaches
11/5/06 [AR] Advocacy Group Criticizes Alexander Lockup in New Report
Alexander lockup fails children, report asserts
Youth Lockup in Little Rock is Not Working
11/3/06 [MP] Disability office resists bill for mentally ill
11/3/06 [OR] Ballot gives disabled ability to vote independently
11/3/06 [ME] Brand-new voting system premieres this election
11/3/06 [VT] Medical provider cancels Vermont prison contract
11/2/06 [WI] Lawsuit could stop Lakeland project
9/7/06 Parents counter Lakeland lawsuit
8/30/06 Walworth County asks for dismissal of school suit
8/9/06 Lakeland School plans to move forward
8/1/06 Disability group sues Walworth County Board
7/30/06 School for disabled challenged in lawsuit
11/1/06 [UT] Nelson giving up advocacy office helm
10/31/06 [UT] Advocate for Utah's disabled resigns
Nelson Ends Public Advocacy Role, Forms Venture Philanthropy Fund
10/30/06 [SC] Hotline for Voters with Disabilities Who Encounter Accessibility Problems at Voting Sites
10/30/06 Behind the Arc [National Disability Employment Awareness Month]
10/29/06 [KY] Oversight of homes worries parents
10/29/06 [MA] Disability expert to speak on LeLacheur Park retrofit
10/24/06 [CA] Voters fight for a stamp of approval
News briefs from California's Central Coast
10/23/06 [UT] Mission: A map to Social Security maze
10/22/06 [AL] A choice between home or nursing home
10/22/06 [MI] Disability rights aren't about meeting special needs
10/18/06 [MI] When special isn't good enough
10/21/06 [MT] Court unseals documents in case of man who choked to death in institution
10/19/06 [MA] Van rides take hit: Troubled PVTA provider sharply restricts ...
10/17/06 [UT] Hate-crime reports decline in Utah
10/15/06 [TX] Mental health advocates say illegal group homes on the rise
10/14/06 Many Restraint Deaths Unreported
Sports Stars of Tomorrow: Tatyana McFadden
10/3/06 [OH] Effect of lawsuit minimal locally: Recent settlement will not change Lawrence MRDD
10/3/06 [ME] Law on accessibility protects right to vote
10/3/06 [OR] Easy-To-Read Voting Guide
10/2/06 [VA] Suit: State election law discriminates against disabled
9/30/06 [AL] State, advocates await mental health suit hearing
9/26/06 [OH] Deal may get disabled out of state's institutions
9/23/06 [WV] Disabled who want to work have help
9/22/06 [ME] 'We're teaching people how to be their own boss'
9/21/06 [WI] Group wants civil case to go on
9/20/06 [AZ] New trails to blaze for physically disabled
9/20/06 [IL] Access to voting, buses topic of talk
9/19/06 [UT] Housing should be fair
9/17/06 [UT] Man loses paratransit ride
9/14/06 [UT] Speaking up against bigotry in society
9/13/06 [WI] DPI ordered to give up names of students locked in seclusion room
9/13/06 [WI] Advocacy Group Wins Lawsuit Over Monroe Timeout Room
Court: Release names in timeout room
9/12/06 [AZ] Working it out
9/12/06 [IL] State to study centers for developmentally disabled
9/7/06 [UT] City Hall will be ADA-compliant
9/4/06 Regents Urged to Stop Shocks
9/4/06 [AK] Report criticizes discharge policy at API
Nude man causes shake-up at API
9/3/06 [MA] A hospital, like a house, no place like home
9/2/06 Methodist Agency Joins Newsweek's 'Big Names In Katrina Relief'
9/1/06 [DC] Inquiry Widens into Deaths at Group Homes
8/24/06 [DC] Probes of DC Group Home Deaths are Shifted In-House
8/15/06 [DC] Inspector General Probes Deletions in Reports on Group Home Deaths
8/5/06 [DC] DC Cleansed Group Home Death Reports
6/28/06 [DC] DC Has Month to Improve Retardation Agency; Possibility of Court Receivership Still Looms
6/23/06 [DC] Group Home Failures Persist; Care Still Lacking, DC Report Says
6/16/06 [DC] Death of Disabled Ward Detailed; Documents Show Resident's Care Was Insufficient, Inappropriate
6/7/06 [DC] DC Mayor Fires Director of Agency for the Disabled
6/7/06 [DC] DC Mayor Fires Agency Director
5/28/06 [DC] Abuse, Deaths om DC Group Homes Detailed
5/27/06 [DC] A Mayoral Forfeit; Failure to protect D.C. residents with developmental disabilities invites court intervention
5/27/06 [DC] Group Urges Takeover of DC Agency for Disabled
8/31/06 [MI] Disability rights advocate to speak at Kellogg Center
8/30/06 [TN] Tears, prayer mark Katrina milestone
8/29/06 [UT] Time to close old training school?
8/21/06 [UT] Utah's oldest care center thrust into fight of its life
8/6/06 [UT] Parents, advocates square off over future of disabled
8/2/06 [UT] Utah's Disability Law Center says Down with Institutional Care
8/1/06 [UT] Advocates for mentally disabled want facility shut
Advocates Call for Closure of American Fork Center
Disabled-Rights Activists Say "Close AF Training School"
Close the pricey Utah Developmental Center, advocates for the disabled urge
8/26/06 [WA] Disabled, blind voters in Washington get better access in primary
8/24/06 [SC] Lexington County agreement helps deaf jurors to serve
8/24/06 [UT] Approval Near on Deal to Create Thousands of Curb Cuts
8/24/06 [TN] Sideline Victory
8/22/06 [TN] Clinton High student can return to football sidelines
8/23/06 [IL] VFW opposes proposal for LDC
8/22/06 [MD] High marks for MTA's Mobility
8/20/06 [KY] Oakwood the last resort for host of problems
8/19/06 [MD] Housing claims solicited; 40,000 notices sent to disabled regarding possible bias
8/17/06 [UT] The state has started work on making all sidewalks accessible from streets
8/17/06 [UT] State Settles Lawsuit Over Curbs
8/17/06 [CA] California Supremes Hear from Friends in High Places on Employee's Marijuana Use
8/16/06 [LA] New voting systems unvelied
8/15/06 [LA] Disabled People 'Left Behind' in Emergency Planning
8/14/06 [MA] Voting tool for disabled delayed for primaries
8/14/06 [MI] Two Lansing residents named to state council
8/11/06 [DC] Sister sues DC for patient's death
8/11/06 [MD] Latinos reach for Fells Point lifeline
8/10/06 [MA] Heat refuels calls to close state hospital
8/10/06 [IL] Unit 5: What Will Become of Betty; video investigation of woman with disability struggling for her independence
8/9/06 [MN] Driving-school settlement could affect schools statewide
8/9/06 [MN] Judge: Driving schools must hire interpreters for deaf students
8/9/06 [KS] Kansas to regulate special education discipline to protect children
8/6/06 [CO] New voting machines to help people with disabilities
8/6/06 [MA] At this circle, debate goes 'round
8/6/06 [AR] Professor a voice for disability rights
8/4/06 [KY] Oakwood cited in resident's beating
8/4/06 [WV] Help available for those with disabilities
8/3/06 [UT] Mayor makes apology
8/2/06 [AK] Parents sue district over summer school
8/1/06 [WI] State closes Rice Lake center for 6 months after girl's death
Summer 2006 [VT] The End of Seclusion and Restraint
7/30/06 [UT] Rearing autistic kids a test for the whole community
7/29/06 [MA] Sen. Joyce pushing ban on aversive therapy
7/28/06 [KY] Kentucky faces big fines over Oakwood
7/27/06 [ME] Revised eligibility guidelines for special ed raise concerns
7/26/06 [KS] Sebelius Appoints Individuals to Protect Vulnerable Kansans
7/24/06 [UT] Sign targeting autistic teen taken down
7/22/06 [UT] Neighbor's offensive sign targets autistic teen
7/21/06 [UT] Family Upset About Sign in Neighbor's Yard
7/23/06 [SC] SLED now will handle complaints of neglect
7/23/06 [MA] Court fight wins first-class seats on third-base line
7/21/06 [SC] Hospital to provide more help for deaf
7/20/06 [SC] McLeod Regional Medical Center improves services for hearing-impaired patients
7/21/06 [MA] Class action lawsuit back in federal court
7/20/06 [WI] County drops landlords
7/20/06 [KY] Some charged at Oakwood had history of misconduct
7/19/06 [ME] Arbitrary imprisonment
7/15/06 [WI] Group wants center closed after girl's death
7/15/06 [WI] Group urges closure of center after girl's death
7/15/06 [MD] Kristen Cox 'just plain does it'
7/13/06 [KS] Proposed rules would limit use of restraint in schools
7/12/06 [KS] State education board considers restraints for special ed students
7/11/06 [NY] Bus abuse accusations to be investigated
7/9/06 [FL] Padded cells offer good start in handling jail's mentally ill
7/8/06 [FL] Downtown difficult for disabled to navigate
7/8/06 [WI] Making a home amid the squalor
7/7/06 [IL] Persistence pays off in teen's job search
7/4/06 [KY] State renews Oakwood contract; Despite citations, Liberty still running it
7/4/06 [KY] Oakwood manager's contract extended
7/4/06 [TX] State puts 21-year-old in medical care limbo
7/3/06 [CA] Rights of disabled clients can come with perilous risks
6/28/06 [IL] Disabled students protest; board OKs budget
6/28/06 [UT] Highland sued over city Hall accessibility
6/28/06 [UT] Highland Faces Lawsuit Over Wheelchair Ramp
6/27/06 [UT] Disabled sue Highland over hall access
6/24/06 [WI] Girl who died at counseling center was restrained 9 times
6/23/06 [MD] Developmentally disabled adults encouraged to vote
6/23/06 [UT] Prison Does Good Job Serving Disabled
6/23/06 [IL] Aid Accused of Arranging Sex for Cigarettes
6/23/06 [IL] Pink Line is ready, even if riders are not
6/22/06 [OR] Feds' state hospital inquiry leaves room for speculation
6/17/06 [OR] Feds scrutinize state hospital
6/18/06 McFadden honored
6/13/06 [IL] Cost rising for state's mental care
6/12/06 [CT] Report Targets DMR Deaths
Agency criticizes agency responsible for mentally retarded
Agency critical of health care for mentally retarded
6/12/06 [OR] Governor, Legislators Agree On Plan To Revamp Mental Health Care
6/10/06 [OR] State hospital recovery planned
6/11/06 [MO] Newspaper: Mistreatment reported at homes for state's mentally ill
6/10/06 [MO] There's a failure at every level of care [Part 1 of 4-part series]
6/10/06 [MO] Special laws are keeping abuse records confidential
6/11/06 [MO] Police, prosecutors back away [Part 2]
6/12/06 [MO] Private facilities are not held accountable [Part 3]
6/13/06 [MO] Caregivers hurt more often than prison guards [Part 4]
6/10/06 [WI] Lawsuit could threaten Lakeland School building plans
6/9/06 Parents struggle to part state veil of secrecy
6/9/06 [FL] State keeps the public locked out
6/7/06 [MI] New vote machines a concern
6/7/06 [KS] CLO fined $10K for abuse of residents
[KS] State fines group home operator $10,000 for 'severe' offense
5/28/06 [KS] Group home employees fired after abuse found
6/7/06 [NY] State cuts newsletter for disabled
6/6/06 [AZ] County votes to purchase controversial electronic voting machines
6/7/06 [WI] State fines woman operating unlicensed group home
5/28/06 [NH] NH Hospital holds some who could go
5/28/06 [AR] Settling citations at center elusive
5/27/06 [AR] One fired in death of man at center
5/28/06 [NH] Special ed: Complex and costly
5/26/06 [VT] State settles suit, changes policy on self-harming inmates
5/22/06 [VT] State settles suit, changes policy on self-harming inmates
5/22/06 [IA] New Statewide Nursing Home Website (view video clips)
5/06 [PA] Pennsylvania Outreach Campaign Features Superstore Sundays, Disability Forums and Community Fairs
5/21/06 [RI] A state rep brings a man back home
5/18/06 [GU] Mental Health Deadline Missed
5/18/06 [CT] 2nd Circuit: Federal Statute Trumps State on Peer Review Records
5/18/06 [WV] Advocates Plan June 6 Forum to Seek Input for Priorities ofr Disabled
5/17/06 [WI] Good Samaritans receive awards
5/16/06 [KS] Sebelius signs bills attacking Medicaid fraud, abuse of disabled
5/15/06 [KS] Sebelius signs Kaufman bill
5/15/06 [KS] Sebelius signs bill to protect disabled
5/9/06 [KS] Bill to strengthen abuse inquiries goes to Sebelius
5/6/06 [KS] Negotiators create new investigative unit; Campaign comes after abuse in Newton facility
4/28/06 [KS] Kline: Adopt a 'common sense' plan
4/27/06 [KS] Lawmakers urged to enact legislation to investigate abuse
4/19/06 [KS] Sebelius signs sex-store billboard law
4/7/06 [KS] Session falls short for some; Ex-Kaufman residents lobbying for reform
4/7/06 [KS] Victims hope for action on reforms
[KS] Treatment center's victims urge increased oversight
4/6/06 [KS] Victims urge legislators to pass reforms after servitude case
[KS] Kaufman Abuse Victims Want Help From Lawmakers
3/30/06 [KS] Women watch, wait on abuse prevention bill
3/24/06 [KS] Senate OKs bill to help abused
2/14/06 [KS] Kaufmans seen as example; House committee hears case for limiting guardians' control
2/10/06 [KS] Kaufman victims lobby for reforms
2/906 [KS] Leaders pledge support for responding to servitude case
5/15/06 [AZ] Study: Arizona lags in enrolling low-income for drug help
5/15/06 [AZ] State's poor missing out on drug aid; Study finds only 1 in 10 signed up
5/14/06 [AZ] Psychiatric urgent care center, inpatient facility also up for vote
5/12/06 [IL] Gov. casts doubt on developmental health centers
5/12/06 [CT] Alleged Assault on Autistic Woman Probed
5/10/06 [LA] More diversity, responders urge
5/9/06 [VA] Promises for the disabled Westmoreland OKs access deal
5/9/06 [NJ] Senators cool to Corzine budget for DHS
5/8/06 [AZ] Scottsdale behind the times in accessibility
5/8/06 [MI] Increasing access to voting: Disabled voters get more privacy
5/7/06 [AZ] Psychiatric care center could cut trips to jail
5/7/06 [NMI] Forum solicits needs of those with developmental disabilities
5/5/06 [CA] Report: Patients Harmed at Mental Hospitals
5/5/06 [WI] Long way to go for Family Care relief
5/5/06 [VI] Feds tour mental health facilities in Virgin Islands
5/4/06 [MI] Voters with disabilities will be able to use new machines
5/4/06 [MT] MAPping abuse
5/3/06 [IL] LDC opening delayed a year
5/3/06 [MN] Central Corridor task force chosen
4/30/06 [WI] Parents say MPS lags in providing special education
4/28/06 [MD] Alternative to prison is reopening
4/21/06 [MD] Tamar's Children closes
4/20/06 [MD] Mothers and babies face ouster
4/27/06 [OR] Breaking down the language barrier
4/27/06 [MD] Lawyers say: Don't look here for a fair and impartial hearing
4/26/06 [NY] A quick fix isn't going to cut it
4/26/06 [OR] Symposium Kicks Off Public Awareness Campaign at Oregon's PSU
4/25/06 [MS] Katrina Brings Challenges to the Disabled
4/25/06 [UT] Films making a difference
4/24/06 [CA] 'I teach people how to advocate for themselves'
4/23/06 Quicker closure is pushed
4/23/06 [VA] ACLU to the rescue: Westmoreland County gets motivated to accommodate the handicapped
4/23/06 [CT] Report from a Cuckoo's Nest; What Happens when a Prison Becomes an Asylum
4/23/06 [KY] Demands for reforms have not been met
4/21/06 [AZ] Luby's to pay $90,000 in discrimination case
1/9/06 [AZ] Judge sends Luby's to court
4/21/06 [ME] Riverview smokers' rights backed
4/20/06 [CA] State Regulators Slam San Francisco Over Laguna Honda
4/18/06 [UT] Wheelchair gives kid, family new freedom
4/16/06 [NE] U.S. High Court Orders New Hearing in Disabilities Case
4/16/06 [KS] Abuser was free to stalk his prey
4/16/06 [NMI] Forum on disability services on Monday
4/15/06 Expert is advocate for rights of disabled
4/15/06 [VA] Suit against care facility OK'd; Abuse, missing drugs alleged
4/13/06 Ruling will affect education spending
4/12/06 [WI] Todd Winstrom: Prison mental health crisis must be fixed
4/11/06 [ME] Court offers broad definition of disability in bias case
4/11/06 [GA] Top at-home care best for children
4/11/06 [VA] Westmoreland opening doors for disabled
4/8/06 [PA] Pennsylvania sued over access to prisoner records
4/7/06 [CA] Bill would extend Laura's Law, review its programs
4/6/06 [WI] State senate panel promises help
4/5/06 [NH] State may track adult caregivers
4/5/06 [IL] No justification for homes at old LDC site
4/4/06 [WI] Editoriral: Pain, suffering and then more
4/4/06 [SD] Advocacy Group to Hold Listening Sessions
4/3/06 [WI] The Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy is now Disability Rights Wisconsin
4/2/06 [PA] No charges will be filed in teen's death; Report from advocacy group calls for changes at residential facility
3/31/06 [PA] Teen's death: no charges
3/31/06 [MO] Another patient's death not reported
3/31/06 [MO] Second Death Investigated at Northwest Habilitation Center
3/31/06 [AK] Mental hospital shows door to naked man
3/30/06 [WA] New law aims to halt abuse of disabled adults
3/30/06 [ME] Not so sweet
3/29/06 [ND] New Voting Machines...From the Voter's Perspecitve
3/30/06 [IL] Complaint targets group homes
3/28/06 [IL] Group wants to pull plug on group homes at LDC
3/29/06 [KS] SRS, groups' concerns slow response to servitude case
3/29/06 [KY] Suit over aid to disabled is settled; Judge decides against letting families intervene
3/29/06 [KY] Judge accepts settlement
3/25/06 [KY] Settlement on services for disabled challenged
[KY] Families sue state to shield disabled
[KY] Families sue to block settlement over residential centers
3/26/06 [IN] Another side to disabilities
3/26/06 [MA] Depression's doorways
3/25/06 [ME] Some not swallowing forced-meds plan
3/25/06 [ME] State mental hospital superintendent defends segregation for security
3/25/06 [UT] Promise of 'decent housing' eludes many Americans
3/23/06 [WI] 300 meet to push for better living conditions for mentally ill
3/23/06 [VA] Wetmoreland faces civil action
3/22/06 [VA] Civil rights lawyers press county for wheelchair access
3/22/06 [MA] Camp settles suit over barring diabetic
3/21/06 [MA] Parents of diabetic, 7, win a victory
[MA] Company agrees to let diabetic children attend summer camp
Wellesley Camp Settles Diabetes Lawsuit (video available)
Camp Agrees to Let Diabetic Kids Attend
3/22/06 [WI] More-accessible voting machines get state OK
3/22/06 [MO] Authorities investigate death at habilitation center
3/22/06 [KS] County to study mentally ill, disabled
3/21/06 [WI] Steps taken to aid mentally ill
3/20/06 [IL] State denies funds for girl with disabilities
3/20/06 [OR] State late with special voting machines
3/20/06 [OR] New voting machines hit delay
3/20/06 [WI] What can be done? (Part 3 in series on mental illness)
3/19/06 [WI] Promise of care made but broken (Part 2 in series)
3/19/06 [IN] Disabled and seeking a place to call home
3/19/06 [IN] Disability abuse and neglect
3/17/06 [VI] Advocate for the disabled offers advice to the territory
3/17/06 [TN] More voting machines added to mix
3/17/06 [IA] Fight over 'Sid' continues
3/15/06 [GU] Info available for island residents seeking special education services
3/14/06 [IL] Disability housing case gets class-action status
3/14/06 [IL] Lawsuit against state granted class action status
3/14/06 [KS] Disability rights group takes fight to Senate
3/14/06 [KS] Abuse victims ask for reforms in guardian law
3/14/06 [CT] Room for Improvement in Mental Health Care
3/14/06 Program gives money to disabled hurricane victims
3/13/06 [AZ] Providers seek aid for poor
3/10/06 [AZ] AHCCCS to pay for transplant despite experimental designation
3/10/06 [VI] Supplemental budget passed; 49.6 million
3/8/06 [SC] Bill calls for SLED to investigate abuse of disabled
3/6/06 [CT] Lawsuits seeks end to warehousing of psychiatric patients
3/4/06 [UT] Moral bills had tough time this year
3/2/06 [IL] Equip for Equality Obtains Settlement in Discrimination Lawsuit
3/2/06 [OR] Mental health centers proposed
3/2/06 [OR] Report recommends replacing Oregon State Hospital
3/2/06 [CA] Second try for Laura's Law
3/2/06 [UT] Federal Judge Denies Appeal for Improved Aid to the Disabled
3/2/06 [UT] Long wait for state aid to disabled ruled legal
3/2/06 [UT] Disability lawsuit tossed
3/1/06 [UT] Update: Judge rules against disabled residents
2/28/06 [ME] LD 1991: long-term care benefit
2/28/06 [MD] Youth facility gets new manager
2/27/06 [MN] Mobility's growing pains
2/27/06 [UT] More budget battles as session winds down
2/26/06 [DC] Prolonged Hospital Stays for Disabled are Criticized in DC
2/26/06 [IL] People with disabilities struggle to find community housing
2/24/06 [NMI] NMI gets a taste of illness management, recovery training
2/24/06 [NMI] Expectations high for new office of disability
2/24/06 [KS] Home for disabled accused of abuse
2/22/06 [UT] Did Group Overstep Boundaries in Asking for Money?
2/20/06 [CT] Walgreens Leads the Way
2/19/06 Citizen crusader against scofflaws
2/14/06 [UT] Utah's disabled decry years' wait for help
2/9/06 Katrina's Vietnamese Victims
2/7/06 [VA] Nursing Home Lawsuit
2/7/06 [CT] Suit Filed Against Connecticut for Mentally Ill
Give Mentally Ill Better Care
Lawsuits seek end to warehousing of psychiatric patients
Advocacy Office Sues Three State Agencies
2/6/06 [CT] Mental Patient Housing Assailed; Lawsuit Seeks End to Long-Term Use of Nursing Homes
2/6/06 [KY] At-home care runs into funding jam
2/5/06 [MS] 'Rebuild' for people with disabilities
2/5/06 Parents with special-needs kids worry about changes
2/4/06 [WA] Critics balk at bills for troubled adults; Developmentally disabled's rights neglected, they say
2/4/06 [KY] Oakwood facility cited for 14th serious violation
2/1/06 [CT] U.S. Probes Psychiatric Hospital
2/1/06 [ME] Federal judge: Aspberger's syndrome a disability
1/31/06 [ME] Ruling favors disabled student
1/28/06 [TX] Death raises questions at mental hospital
1/27/06 [UT] Judge plans February decision on suit over services for disabled
1/26/06 [UT] State director testifies neediest are served first
1/26/06 [UT] Crowd seeks disabled services
1/24/06 [UT] Lawsuit aims to end wait for disabled; Disability Law Center says list puts limits on lives
1/23/06 [UT] Disabled sue over waiting list; Law Center says Utah fails to comply with ADA, Rehabilitation Act
1/27/06 [KY] State settles suit over Medicaid
Settlement brings services to more mentally disabled
1/27/06 [MD] US transit agency ends monitoring of Mobility service
1/24/06 [KS] Better protections sought for mentally ill
1/24/06 [CT] Starting Over on Voting-Machine Bids
1/23/06 [AK] Psychiatric hospital to bring local kids home
1/23/06 [MD] Problems at youth center still seen; Shore facility got warning in Nov.
1/22/06 [NJ] Is your home 'senior-proof'? -- Safety-minded renovations needed as population ages
Senior-proofing help is available
1/21/06 [OR] Funds OK'd for hospital, state police
Legislators tap fund for state hospital
E-board approves police, state hospital funds
1/20/06 Committee approves short-term hospital fix
Spending on state hospital wins key endorsement
1/19/06 [SC] Election Board names director of local office
1/17/06 [NC] Reform rips mental health ‘safety net’
1/17/06 [VA] Does CVTC need more staff or new buildings?
1/15/06 [NC] New Medicaid rules bring mix of hope, fears
1/14/06 [AZ] Arizona pays for Medicare mess
1/13/06 [AR] ADA rule prevents workplace discrimination
1/12/06 [WA] Taming a defiant mind
1/11/06 [WY] 'Landmark' ruling at state hospital
Protection & Advocacy Settles Records Lawsuit with State
Advocates to get medical records
1/10/06 Supreme Court Sides with Georgia Inmate
1/10/06 [WI] No quick cure for drug plan's ills
12/03/05 [WI] MPS slow to see boy needed help, family says; Judge hearing case on students with disabilities
1/9/06 [WA] Groups back proposal to fix program for the developmentally disabled
1/8/06 [UT] News you can use: Feds give Utah $851K to help poor heat homes
1/7/06 Time-out rooms revisited
1/6/06 [MA] Shifting Dynamic
1/5/06 [UT] Background checks: Let some slide?
1/4/06 [WI] Student to stay in MPS
1/1/06 [TX] Evacuee family left adrift with its demons
12/31/05 [KS] Mentally ill have hard time finding housing
12/31/05 [UT] State puts brakes on lobbying shuttles
12/30/05 [OR] Report: System let troubled boy down
12/30/05 [UT] Enhance election processes
12/29/05 [WA] Bill would help mentally disabled in state 'protection' program
12/29/05 [CT] Mandate on Voting Machines Still Riles Officials in Region
12/28/05 [CA] Medi-Cal patients fall off financial 'cliff'
12/28/05 [OR] 'Cuckoo's Nest' set must not outlive cast
12/27/05 [MD] State settles disability lawsuit
12/28/05 Md., Disabled Commuters Settle Suit
12/27/05 [MD] Lawsuit accord likely today
12/27/05 [UT] Disabled voters speak up
12/23/05 [MT] State investigating youth academy near Condon
12/23/05 [OR] Many miles to recovery
12/23/05 [AR] New policies among changes at State Hospital, doctor says
12/22/05 [MS] Thousands need ADA units
12/22/05 Group Home Officials Contend D.C. Erred in Shutting Facility
12/21/05 [CT] DMR Client's Death Leads to Arrest
12/19/05 [SC] Abuse of people with special needs deserves Sanford's attention
12/17/05 Groups get $66 million to help victims of Gulf Coast storms
12/15/05 UMCOR announces partners
12/17/05 Disability-rights advocates split on support of lawyer
12/17/05 [IA] Des Moines caregiver accused of theft
12/16/05 [NY] State finds agency staff to blame for quadriplegic death
12/15/05 US to boost test exemptions for disabled
12/15/05 [VT] Vt. licenses state hospital, but only for 6 months
12/14/05 [WI] Shift in state health plan backed
12/13/05 [NE] City woman went to summit in DC
12/13/05 [KY] Oakwood deal triples to $9 million
12/13/05 [AZ] Readers offer help for desperate mom in need of pancreas
12/10/05 [CA] Galt resident has passion for identifying human remains
12/09/05 [OR] State hospital suit claims assaults, overcrowding
12/11/05 [OR] Opinion: Let's hope suit helps fix mental-health quagmire
12/09/05 [OR] Mental health advocates filed suit against state hospital
11/29/05 [OR] Stacked up at the state hospital, like cordwood; A civil rights suit would at last force change at the overcrowded and understaffed Oregon State Hospital
11/28/05 [OR] Hospital faces possible lawsuit
11/27/05 [OR] State hospital's staff level deemed unsafe
12/04/05 [NC] BREAKDOWN: A Crisis in Mental-Health Care
12/04/05 [NC] Risky: Patients sent to family-care homes
12/04/05 [PA] The Fraying Safety Net: In Pennsylvania, the mentally retarded spill into loosely monitored care
12/04/05 [PA] Newspaper Raises Concerns About Home Care
12/04/05 [CT] Civil Rights Agency Probes State Handling of Mentally Ill
12/03/05 [MA] Groton woman will work to protect worker rights
12/01/05 [IA] Complaint count up on nursing home care; The number in Iowa increased 34 percent in the last fiscal year
11/30/05 [FL] Service providers assist disabled students with their studies at IRCC
11/29/05 [DC] 4 Deaths in DC Group Homes Raise Concerns About Neglect
11/29/05 [KS] Group home scandal festered
11/14/05 [KS] Kaufman case may lead to reforms
11/8/05 [KS] Advocates want better protection for mentally ill
11/8/05 [KS] Kaufmans found guilty of abuse
11/7/05 [KS] Kaufmans may be forced to pay hundreds of thousands
10/27/05 [KS] Kaufman residents: Nudity was by choice
10/6/05 [KS] Mentally ill forced into sex acts
10/3/05 [KS] Trial set to begin for Newton couple accused of slavery
9/30/05 [KS] Servitude case goes to trial next week
6/26/05 Three-part series: Broken trust -- Homes drew years of complaints
6/27/05 Breaking down doors to a human nightmare
6/28/05 Case points to holes in state safety net
11/29/05 [AZ] Dial-A-Ride forming advisory committee
11/27/05 [WI] Prescription drug plan has flaws and needs changes
11/24/05 [WA] Protection program to get federal scrutiny; State officials vow to address flaws
11/24/05 [CT] Middletown Man Charged in Rape at CVH; Attack is Among Hospital's Problems
11/22/05 [KY] Oakwood center faces inquiry by grand jury; Abuse and neglect allegations at issue
11/19/05 [MD] MTA's transit service better; Mobility for disabled improves on-time rate
11/18/05 [WA] State program sacrifices clients' safety, critics say
11/18/05 [WA] Struggling to manage the violent, predatory
11/17/05 [MD] State acts to close center on the Shore; Mentally ill youths reportedly being mistrested, abused at 60-bed facility
11/17/05 [CO] Woman says she was fired for HIV
11/16/05 [OR] Blind Beneficiaries Sue Social Security Administration - SSA Fails to Provide Accessible Communications
11/16/05 [WA] Public protection, private abuse; Mentally disabled preyed upon in state program
11/16/05 [CT] Report Slams Special School; State Office Wants Academy Closed
11/16/05 [CA] County to overhaul mental health system
11/15/05 [TX] Mentally disabled patient abused at state school
11/14/05 [UT] Almost all Cedar City businesses violate ADA
11/14/05 [MA] Headed for DC; Advocate for the disabled looks toward US post
11/14/05 [UT] Report: Woman fakes disabilities
11/10/05 [SC] Decisive action needed to protect vulnerable adults
10/28/05 What the report recommends
10/27/05 [SC] Report: Investigation of abuse of disabled South Carolinians inadequate
11/8/05 Nevada mental facility expanding to comply with court order
11/8/05 [OR] Court reviews marijuana ruling
11/8/05 [VA] Monitoring request denied; Watchdog group for disabled will be unable to observe polling places in Richmond
11/8/05 Utah Voters Deciding Important Races Today
11/8/05 Disabled prisoners at issue in high court
11/6/05 Two Georgia cases could clarify rules
11/6/05 [VA] Agency sues for access to voting sites
11/6/05 [UT] Often, the disability check's not in the mail
11/4/05 [MI] State Fiscal Woes Padlock Much-Criticized Prison
11/3/05 [CT] Disability no longer prevents voting
11/3/05 [MD] Deals on transit service for the disabled criticized
11/2/05 Bill creates national disability insurance
10/30/05 [KY] U.S. rules limit care options for mentally retarded; State wants more community housing
10/30/05 [KS] For disabled, getting around isn't just a right, it's the law
10/25/05 [MI] Parchment schools consider $18.5M high school upgrade
5/2/05 [MI] Group files suit over autistic student's death
New lawsuit in death of autistic student
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10/20/05 [IN] Center to move some patients
10/20/05 [NH] Budget gaffe will end up costing state education officials $500K
10/20/05 [NJ] Trash turns to headache
10/19/05 [AL] State task force to address mental health care
10/17/05 [AR] Hospital reports six cases of abuse
10/14/05 [NH] Advocates say money misspent
10/13/05 [VT] State tentatively chooses new mental health provider
10/12/05 [MS] Disabled need handicapped-accessible trailers
10/12/05 [MS] Group blasts FEMA for failing the disabled
10/12/05 [AZ] Agreement ends brouhaha over student's diabetes test kit
10/7/05 [AZ] Diabetes tests OK in school
9/29/05 [AZ] Tempe Union sued over diabetic testing
9/29/05 [AZ] Diabetic student can't test self alone
9/28/05 [AZ] Tempe student's diabetic testing the focus of lawsuit
10/12/05 [GUAM] Court-ordered Mental Health plans reviewed by AG office
10/10/05 [UT] Salt Lake County's rec sites desperate for repair
10/9/05 [CT] Prison Suicides Defy Precautions
10/3/05 [CT] CVH sued over suicide
10/6/05 [CA] Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Signs Lieber Agnews Legislation
10/6/05 [UT] Jailhouse Rocked: Do prison employees and inmates need a watchdog?
10/5/05 [UT] New Voting Machines a Hit at the Polls
10/5/05 [UT] Groups Work to Make Voting Easier for All
10/3/05 [IL] Disabled man with HIV sues group home that rejected him because of disease
10/20/05 [IL] Lambs Farm sued by civil liberties group
10/3/05 [KY] In search of safe harbor
10/1/05 [MD] State Takes Over Special Education in Baltimore
9/30/05 Advocates for disabled sue Jersey
9/30/05 [CT] Judge Backs Settlement on Mentally Ill Convicts
9/30/05 [MA] PACE hosts event for those dealing with hearing loss
9/28/05 [CT] Suit Filed Over Hospital Suicide
9/25/05 Mother, Disabled Son Safe After Storm Saga
9/24/05 [MO] Workers won't be charged in death of mentally ill man
9/23/05 [VT] Advocates seek to restore benefits for released inmates
9/22/05 [GA] Disabled vet fuming about denial of credit life insurance application
9/22/05 [AZ] Disability law center marks its 10th year
9/21/05 [CT] Death Renews Debate Over Prison Suicides; Mental Services Questioned After 6th Incident This Year
9/20/05 [CA] State mental health director: Hospital problems are being fixed
9/20/05 [TX] Group suing for jail access; Advocacy Inc wants to check reports of poor mental health care for inmates
9/20/05 [KY] Medicaid funds to be cut off at Somerset facility
9/19/05 [KY] Medicaid Funds Cut Off At Mental Health Facility After Abuse Allegations
9/18/05 [CA] State's forgotten patients to be remembered
9/17/05 [CA] Ceremonies set for patients buried in unmarked graves
9/15/05 [WI] Special ed mainstreaming class time a concern
9/15/05 [MI] Local Juvenile Facility Being Sued
9/14/05 [MI] Group sue private prison for limited education, health services
9/14/05 [LA] Flood may create new woes for Tenet
9/14/05 [UT] Covering hearing aids
9/14/05 [AK] Groups work to keep kids in need here
9/13/05 [CO] The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People to Present Oral Argument in One of Most Important Disability Rights Cases of Year: Whether an Employer May Terminate an Employee Solely Due to HIV Status
9/13/05 [MI] Shadow hangs over move: Clubhouse may be closer to getting in
9/13/05 Disabled find group homes can be dysfunctional
9/10/05 [GU] GLS hosting workshop on special education
9/9/05 [GU] Plan to set up wait list for mental health care
9/6/05 [MD] Schools, rights advocates watch as court to hear discrimination case
9/4/05 [MA] Agency chief sees town bias
9/6/05 [UT] Man files suit, claims HIV discrimination
8/30/05 [OH] Election rule frustrating disabled man
8/30/05 [AZ] Chance for cure denied: Tot's parents, AHCCCS in battle
8/29/05 [MD] Seniors make a plea for peace
8/27/05 [NV] Courthouse installs new power-assisted automatic doors
8/26/05 [SC] Prisons agency asks judge to dismiss lawsuit
8/26/05 [DE] New Medicare drug plan causes anxiety
8/23/05 [WY] Report: 'Deplorable' conditions at Wyoming State Hospital building
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8/23/05 [VT] Advocates want court to protect patients
8/22/05 [UT] Going to bat for the disabled
8/22/05 Utah's Disability Law Center has more than decade of victories
8/21/05 [IL] Should Kirsten Johnson be allowed to have kids?
8/18/05 [IA] Glenwood funding threatened
8/18/05 [CT] Union raises issues at prison again; calls Garner's mix of high security, mentally ill inmates ' toxic'
8/17/05 [FL] State cuts aid for disabled
8/17/05 [UT] Disability Law Center meets with residents
8/16/05 [IA] Care center chiefs review safety issues; They hope to improve supervision at Woodward and Glenwood to ease fears of violence
8/15/05 [TX] Disabilities act marks 15 years of successes
8/12/05 [MD] Ruling gives state say over city's special ed program
8/11/05 [VT] Handicap voting system in place
8/11/05 [RI] Carpio Faces Competency Hearing Friday
8/7/05 [IA] For Tanner's mom, tragedy spurs activism
8/7/05 [IL] Group homes sidestep state sanctions a 3rd time
8/7/05 Disabilities act opened doors for many Utahns
8/7/05 [HI] Isles weigh in on school case
8/4/05 [MD] As officials squabble, city students suffer
8/3/05 [NJ] $200M to help house mentally ill
8/1/05 [IA] Woodward violence worsens; More assaults on residents, staff reported at state facility
7/31/05 Families sue to keep mentally disabled close by; Relatives claim community-based assistance in Texas too slow in coming
7/29/05 Advocates for disabled say Illinois breaks law
7/28/05 President to nominate Massachusetts P&A Executive Director to EEOC
7/27/05 {NH] Project to track eatery accessibility
7/27/05 [VA] Lottery named in access lawsuit
7/27/05 [MA] ADA: 'Fifteen years of freedom'
7/26/05 [NH] Americans With Disabilities Act Turns 15
7/25/05 [MA] Not fare! Disabled rip discount bus company after being denied access
7/21/05 Kansas boy honored for winning legal fight to play baseball
7/21/05 [MI] Rally addresses health-care cuts
Social service cuts protested
7/19/05 Maryland urges takeover of city's schools
7/9/05 [AZ] Judge orders ADA compliance
7/8/05 [PA] Lawmakers partly restore Medicaid-program money
7/5/05 [OR] Center's staff complained for months before children moved
6/27/05
6/24/05 [VT] State to allo[AZ] Group Sues AHCCCS Over Incontinence Briefs For Disabled Kidsw experiments on mental patients
6/23/05 Hospital will turn abuse investigations over to superiors, lawmakers told
6/22/05 [AR] Advocacy Group says State Hospital Death of Region 8 Man Preventable
6/21/05 [SC] Corrections sued for poor treatment of mentally ill prisoners
6/8/05 Utahns with disabilities in poverty, project finds
4/24/05 [OH] Forced medication straitjackets kids
Reformers push to end restraint, seclusion; Death, injuries prompt training of workers in more positive methods
4/7/05 New Jersey: Trenton: Bid to Free Psychiatric Patients
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