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Facing heavy pressure from the Obama Administration and disability advocates, Oregon Governor John Kitzbhaber issued a 15-page executive order April 11 stating that the state will stop funding its system of sheltered workshops by 2015.
“(The order) sets forth a …
An 18-month California Watch investigation into the state’s five developmental centers – that uncovered rampant abuse, sexual assaults, and nonexistent protection for the state’s must vulnerable residents – was recognized as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the public …
After four years of litigation and two class-action lawsuits, the state of California and a coalition of disability advocacy groups and unions announced a legal settlement March 19 that lessens the amount of planned cuts to the state’s home health …
For more than 23 hours per day, more than 800 people with mental illnesses are caged in the Pennsylvania Department of Correction’s Restricted Housing Units.
The windowless rooms where they live average about 80 square feet, lack heating and cooling …
A recent article by the Qatar-based newsroom Aljazeera included excerpts from interviews of several US disability advocates, about the challenges facing people with disabilities in the United States.
Although the US legal framework for disability rights may provide greater protection …
Long-awaited accessibility regulations for public pools went into effect February 1, following multiple delays in response to complaints from hotel owners.
The standards require pools to be equipped with chair lifts to assist people with disabilities with entering and leaving …
Abused men with disabilities awarded record-breaking $240 million verdict
In the largest verdict in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s history, an Iowa jury awarded $240 millon to 32 men with disabilities who were abused for decades at Henry’s Turkey Service in Atalissa, Iowa.
“These men suffered isolation and exploitation …