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Please note that the articles are
listed in alphabetical order by State, so you can easily scan Dr. Nora's Top Articles:
1. “Caregivers Caught on Tape Abusing
Autistic Man: Deputies” --- Two
caregivers were caught on surveillance
video abusing a non-verbal, 23-year-old
man with severe autism in Valley Center
hundreds of times over a three-week
period in August, the San Diego County
Sheriff's Department confirmed
Wednesday. --- NBC San Diego ---
September 20, 2012 (CALIFORNIA)
http://is.gd/KqZslG
2. “Release of Uncensored Developmental
Center Citations Ordered” --- Lawyers
for the Department of Public Health
argued that two laws, the
Lanterman-Petris-Short Act and Lanterman
Developmental Disabilities Service Act,
both prohibit release of information
pertaining to services to center
patients. --- KQED --- September 20,
2012 (CALIFORNIA)
http://is.gd/3Ba6cp
3. “Mother Claims Mentally Disabled
Daughter was Raped at School” --- A
Treasure Coast mother is suing the St.
Lucie County school district claiming
her mentally disabled daughter was
sexually assaulted at her school, more
than once. --- wflx --- September 20,
2012 (FLORIDA)
http://is.gd/w82mmW
4. “Caregiver Admits to Slapping
Disabled Client Who Later Died, gets 6
Months” --- A Fayetteville woman
admitted in court Sept. 17 that she
slapped a young disabled woman in the
face to whom she had given care for over
nine years. --- The
Citizen.com --- September 21, 2012
(GEORGIA)
http://is.gd/nQ13ju
5. “DOJ Investigating Race- and
Disability-based Harassment at Small
Montana School” --- The Department of
Justice is investigating a complaint
of race- and disability-based
harassment at the 22-student Pine
Creek School in Park County. --- The
Republic --- September 21, 2012
(MONTANA)
http://is.gd/WRs668
6. “31 Tennessee Kids Died in First 6
Months of This Year, DCS Reports” ---
We're seeing cases in recent months
that — in the past — would have been
classified as severe child abuse that
are now being called an assessment and
are closed. --- The Tennessean ---
September 21, 2012 (TENNESSEE)
http://is.gd/amSByO
7. “Living Centers for People with
Disabilities Continue to Struggle with
Abuse ...” --- It's been more than
three years since Texas officials
signed an agreement with the U.S.
Department of Justice to, among many
things, reduce abuse and neglect at
the state's 13 living centers for
people with intellectual disabilities,
including … --- Austin
American-Statesman --- September 15,
2012 (TEXAS)
http://is.gd/GWyzOD
Abuse/Crime-related
8. “CPS Now at Full Staffing in
Child-welfare Unit” --- The state
Department of Economic Security
has also hired a Phoenix police
detective to oversee a new Child
Protective Services investigations
unit to handle the most serious
child-abuse and neglect cases. ---
Arizona Daily Sun --- September
21, 2012 (ARIZONA)
http://is.gd/3PweRK
9. “Tucson Police ID Wheelchair
Bound Man They Killed” --- Tucson
police have identified a man in a
wheelchair who was fatally shot
after he pulled a gun on an
officer. Police spokesman Sgt.
Chris Widmer says 23-year-old
Johnny Castillo-Romero died … ---
ABC15.com
(KNXV-TV) --- September 18, 2012
(ARIZONA)
http://is.gd/Ge91sN
10. “School Investigates Possible
Bullying and Attack on Special
Needs Child” --- A Region 8 family
is upset after they say their
special needs child was beat up by
a group of kids after school.
"Obviously, he's okay
physically...but he's afraid to go
back to school...he doesn't want
to go back to school ...” --- KAIT
--- September 21, 2012 (ARKANSAS)
http://is.gd/91lPjv
11.
“Avoiding Danger When Hiring a
Caregiver” --- Officials with San
Diego County's Adult Protective
Services say they get about 1,000
calls every month regarding elder
and dependent adult abuse cases.
They say the key is to prevent
abuse before it starts. Watch the
News 8 video report for the full
story. --- KFMB News 8 ---
September 21, 2012 (CALIFORNIA)
http://is.gd/Ixav9s
12. “Dentist Must Have Hearing in
Disabled Son's Death” --- A
Coalinga dentist accused of
injecting his disabled son with a
fatal dose of morphine will have a
hearing on whether there is enough
evidence to put him on trial
instead of pleading no contest to
reduced charges … --- San Jose
Mercury News --- September 21,
2012 (CALIFORNIA)
http://is.gd/COelBC
13. “Disabled Mom Beat by
11-Year-old Son Dies” --- A
51-year-old disabled woman
severely beaten by her 11-year-old
son with an extension cord has
died. The Sacramento Bee (sacb.ee/Pvxhgz)
says the death Tuesday in a
Sacramento hospital wasn't caused
by the beating. --- San Francisco
Chronicle --- September 18, 2012
(CALIFORNIA)
http://is.gd/NN64cb
14. “Father Gets Custody of Boy,
11, Accused of Beating Disabled
Mom” --- The boy was arrested and
placed in juvenile hall last week.
His mother was treated at the
hospital for her injuries and
placed into the custody of Adult
Protective Services. ---
News10.net
--- September 17, 2012
(CALIFORNIA)
http://is.gd/Ol7C9G
15. “Denver Settles Lawsuit After
Deaf Inmate's Death” --- The
Denver City Council has agreed to
pay $695,000 to settle a federal
lawsuit. --- Associated Press ---
noco5.com
--- September 17, 2012 (COLORADO)
http://is.gd/4HBQnR
16. “Autistic Boys' Parents Fault
Schools on Behavior Issues” ---
Parents of two kindergarteners
with autism have filed complaints
charging Volusia school officials
failed to follow federal law to
address the boys' behavior
problems. --- Daytona Beach
News-Journal --- September 20,
2012 (FLORIDA)
http://is.gd/7hojij
17. “Is Your Potential Caregiver
an Abuser?” --- For the first
time, disabled adults who seek
health care assistance in their
homes will be able to learn from
state government whether a
caregiver they want to hire is
likely to beat or neglect them or
steal their money. The decision to
allow limited ... --- Belleville
News Democrat --- September 15,
2012 (ILLINOIS)
http://is.gd/EGzKFD
18. “Texas Firm Ordered to Pay
Disabled Atalissa Turkey Workers
$1.4 Million” --- State inspectors
have shut down a building that
housed mentally retarded men
brought from Texas to work in a
West Liberty turkey processing
plant. --- The Gazette ---
September 19, 2012 (IOWA)
http://is.gd/OtRj7S
19. “Sanity Hearing Delayed until
Nov. 26-27 for Man Accused of
Beheading Disabled ...” --- A man
accused of beheading and
dismembering his disabled
7-year-old son will have a sanity
hearing in November rather than
Friday. --- The Republic ---
September 19, 2012 (LOUISIANA)
http://is.gd/r2SKBE
20. “Autistic Boy, 11, Handcuffed
on School Bus in Howard” --- Since
2010, all officers have been
required to receive training
titled "Autism Awareness for Law
Enforcement" that the department
developed in coordination with the
Howard County Autism Society,
Llewellyn said. --- Baltimore Sun
--- September 21, 2012 (MARYLAND)
http://is.gd/pordOp
21. “Police: Pair Stole from
Disabled Couple” --- A woman and
her boyfriend preyed on a disabled
couple they were caring for,
stealing jewelry and silver
flatware from their home and
pawning the items for cash to
support a drug habit, police said.
--- The Daily News of Newburyport
--- September 22, 2012
(MASSACHUSETTS)
http://is.gd/FRXqPT
22. “KC Police Seek Clues in
Beating of Disabled Veteran” --- A
44-year-old disabled veteran
remained unconscious Thursday,
still unable to say who attacked
him two days earlier inside his
Kansas City group home. --- Kansas
City Star --- September 20, 2012
(MISSOURI)
http://is.gd/xPuBVo
23. “Officer Charged with
Assaulting Disabled Woman and
4-Year-Old” --- Sgt. Mark Lee, an
18-year veteran of the
Robbinsville Police Department,
has been charged with assaulting a
woman in a wheelchair, as well as
her 4-year-old child, inside her
home Monday … --- Packet Online
--- September 18, 2012 (NEW
JERSEY)
http://is.gd/pMJPXA
24. “NJ Center Saved from Closing
Amid Neglect Probe” --- While a
task force this spring was holding
public hearings to decide which
institution for disabled people
the state should close,
authorities were investigating a
case of medical neglect at one
facility that was so severe, a ...
--- NECN --- September 16, 2012
(NEW JERSEY)
http://is.gd/dOP00V
25. “Woman Accused of Charging
Disabled Sister's Card” --- A
Buchanan woman was charged with
felony grand larceny after she
allegedly stole her disabled
sister's debit card and charged
about $3,500 worth of merchandise,
the New York State Police said.
--- The Daily Voice --- September
19, 2012 (NEW YORK)
http://is.gd/yrvkcG
26. “Man Convicted for Abusing
3-Year-old Disabled Child” --- A
Charlotte man has been convicted
of abusing a disabled toddler,
causing the child to have a
fractured skull. Timothy John
Long, 28, was found guilty of
felony child abuse after a jury
trial this week. --- WBTV ---
September 21, 2012 (NORTH
CAROLINA)
http://is.gd/aHOmpA
27. “School Employee Charged with
Assaulting Handicapped Child” ---
An employee of the
Iredell-Statesville Schools has
been charged with assaulting a
handicapped child. Sonjia Daye, an
after school caregiver, is charged
with assault on a handicapped
child, according to a news
release… --- WBTV --- September
18, 2012 (NORTH CAROLINA)
http://is.gd/sLfyV8
28. “DSS Cites Operator of Adult
Care Home” --- The New Hanover
County Department of Social
Services has recommended to the
state Division of Health Service
Regulation that admissions be
suspended at a Wilmington adult
care home that opened in October,
a DSS official said Friday. ---
StarNewsOnline.com
--- September 15, 2012 (NORTH
CAROLINA)
http://is.gd/ydqJUS
29. “2nd Man Arrested In
Abduction, Sexual Assault Case”
--- A second man has been arrested
in the alleged abduction and
sexual assault of a mentally
challenged teenager in Washington
County. Elmer Ramirez was taken
into custody in Columbus, Ohio,
and … --- CBS Local --- September
17, 2012 (OHIO)
http://is.gd/ouSCjD
30. “Man Admits Sexually Touching
St. Rita Students” --- Report card
from Bengals' win over Browns. -
3:08 pm. Man admits sexually
touching St. Rita students. An
employee of St. Rita School for
the Deaf admitted Monday he
sexually touched two of its
students … ---
Cincinnati.com
--- September 17, 2012 (OHIO)
http://is.gd/xbTEx0
31. “Woman Pleads Guilty in Cases
of Scamming Seniors, Disabled” ---
Donna Lea Corbett, who Albany
police say stole and scammed from
the elderly and disabled by
preying on their sympathies,
pleaded guilty in Linn County
Circuit Court on Wednesday to
felony charges in seven separate
cases. --- Albany Democrat Herald
--- September 20, 2012 (OREGON)
http://is.gd/YRAqAy
32. “Oxford High School Principal
Who Wrote about Disabled Student
Loses Job” --- After six months of
turmoil, the Chester County high
school principal who called a
disabled student a "psychopath"
and joked that a Latino teen was
destined to be a gardener has lost
his job … --- Philadelphia
Inquirer --- September 21, 2012
(PENNSYLVANIA)
http://is.gd/qVjErN
33. “Man Charged with Assaulting
Ambridge Special-needs Toddler”
--- Ambridge police have charged a
Beaver Falls man with injuring a
special-needs toddler he was
watching for his Ambridge
girlfriend. Ambridge police Sgt.
Brian Jameson said William George
Jackson Jr., 31, no street … ---
Timesonline.com
--- September 20, 2012
(PENNSYLVANIA)
http://is.gd/CsUcN1
34. “Deaf-Mute Woman Victimized In
Arlington Sex Assault” --- We're
learning about a disturbing sexual
assault that took place in
Arlington over the weekend. The
victim's disability created an
unusual challenge for
investigators. --- WUSA 9 ---
September 20, 2012 (VIRGINIA)
http://is.gd/8M3HxQ
35. “Norfolk Woman Sent to Jail
for Abuse of Disabled Adult” --- A
Norfolk woman has been sentenced
to serve six months in jail for
her role in the abuse of a
disabled adult. Antiniece Michelle
Middleton, 31, was sentenced for
abusing an incapacitated adult
causing injury, according to a
news release from the city's ...
--- The Virginian-Pilot ---
September 18, 2012 (VIRGINIA)
http://is.gd/48Qhlt
36. “Whatcom Man Sentenced in
Sexual Assault on Disabled Woman”
--- ... and had charges of rape
dropped to fourth-degree assault
with a sexual motivation. In
December of last year, Pen
assaulted his 18-year-old victim
in a trailer near Paradise. ---
KGMI --- September 21, 2012
(WASHINGTON)
http://is.gd/6S02CT
Seeking Improved Support
37. “Officials Downplay Computer
Error that Hid Records” --- Eight
requests for information about
Child Protective Services cases
were made Monday as more than
30,000 people were notified that
they may not have received all the
documents to which they were
entitled under state law, The
Arizona Republic reported ... ---
San Francisco Chronicle ---
September 18, 2012 (ARIZONA)
http://is.gd/CCiGoQ
38. “State Mental Health Cuts Hit
Low-Income Patients Hard” --- As
administrator of Juniata Valley
Behavioral and Developmental
Services, he oversees mental
health services for three largely
rural counties in central
Pennsylvania. --- Huffington Post
--- September 20, 2012
(PENNSYLVANIA)
http://is.gd/Me15Pi
39. “20 Year-Old Shot by Police
Was Autistic, Family Requested
Ambulance” --- “His About Me
description reads: "just tryin my
best to be save thru life yes I
not sure I'm a Cool Guy at all
sorry." --- Long Beach Post ---
September 18, 2012 (CALIFORNIA)
http://is.gd/haHj55
40. “Wait Lists Remain for Those
with Disabilities” --- My
daughter, who has Down syndrome,
graduated from Rocky Mountain High
School in 2006. She was on a wait
list for Medicaid services and had
to wait 3½ years after graduation
to begin receiving services from
Foothills Gateway. During those 3½
years, ... ---ReporterHerald.com
--- September 15, 2012 (COLORADO)
http://is.gd/XHudAm
41. “Hawaii Looks to Restore
Mental Health Cuts” --- Hawaii
News Now reports the task force
and state health officials are
looking to restore many of the 319
mental health and other health
department positions that were
lost during former Gov. Linda
Lingle's administration. --- NECN
--- September 21, 2012 (HAWAII)
http://is.gd/F9owoD
42. “Mentally ill Create 'Crisis'
for Law Enforcement, Officials
Say” --- Law enforcement officials
and mental health professionals
met Wednesday at the University of
Illinois Springfield to hear about
what they called Illinois' mental
health crisis and how police and
the community need to respond. ---
The State Journal-Register ---
September 20, 2012 (ILLINOIS)
http://is.gd/O8sRWu
43. “Naperville School District
Reviewing Abuse-Reporting Policy”
--- "As we've been following a
matter in a neighboring school
district regarding reporting
suspected abuse or neglect, it's
an appropriate time for our
district to review its policies
related to mandated reporting,"
Superintendent… --- Chicago
Tribune --- September 19, 2012
(ILLINOIS)
http://is.gd/41vHB7
44. 2. “Father of Autistic
Indianapolis Man Sues Social
Services Agency for Ending ...”
--- The father of an autistic
Indianapolis man has sued
Indiana's social services agency
for ending a state grocery
allowance that formerly was paid
to hundreds of developmentally
disabled people. --- The Republic
--- September 21, 2012 (INDIANA)
http://is.gd/wPDFD6
45. “Advocates for Disabled Decry
Proposal that Could Bring Loss of
Sheltered Jobs” --- More than 100
disabled people, their parents and
providers packed a Frankfort
hearing room Friday to protest
changes to state rules that many
fear could result in the loss …
--- Lexington Herald Leader ---
September 21, 2012 (KENTUCKY)
http://is.gd/xnTLnK
46. “Deinstitutionalizing
Michigan's Mentally Ill Has Been
an Underfunded Disaster” --- After
closing three-quarters of
Michigan's 16 state psychiatric
hospitals by 2003, the state put
the task of caring for the
mentally ill firmly -- and
appropriately -- on the backs of
Community Mental Health ... ---
Detroit Free Press --- September
16, 2012 (MICHIGAN)
http://is.gd/6PLg7c
47. “Police: Man Posed as Disabled
to Get Caregiver to Change Soiled
Diaper” --- A Hooksett man has
been charged with attempt to
commit indecent exposure after
police say he posed as a disabled
person with a brain injury in
order to get a female caregiver to
change his soiled diaper. ---
Patch.com
--- September 20, 2012 (NEW
HAMPSHIRE)
http://is.gd/ec82RW
48. “Battle over Mental Health”
--- A class-action lawsuit, filed
in U.S District Court in Concord,
alleges the state does not provide
adequate mental health services to
citizens with mental illnesses. It
was filed on behalf of six
residents who say their lives have
been disrupted or ... ---
Seacoastonline.com
--- September 16, 2012 (NEW
HAMPSHIRE)
http://is.gd/Nv43AL
49. “LI School Board Votes to
Reinstate Fired Autistic Janitor”
--- “We're going to meet with the
doctor [who] evaluates Mel. He
meets standards to be working in
the school district, that's where
he will stay. But a message needs
to go out,” Wantagh parent and
autism advocate … --- CBS Local
--- September 21, 2012 (NEW YORK)
http://is.gd/F4eFcp
50. “NY Faces $1B Medicaid Cut”
--- Penny Thompson, deputy
director of the Center for
Medicaid and CHIP Services at the
Department of Health and Human
Services, testified Thursday in
Washington. --- Poughkeepsie
Journal --- September 21, 2012
(NEW YORK)
http://is.gd/nvfB38
51. “Congressional Report Faults
NY Medicaid Rate” --- New York's
residential centers for the
developmentally disabled cost
Medicaid about $1.9 million a year
for each patient, and federal
overpayments that total $15
billion since 1990 should end
immediately, according to a
congressional oversight committee.
--- ABC News --- September 21,
2012 (NEW YORK)
http://is.gd/es4fHt
52. “Wheelchair Users Can Call 311
for Taxi, but May Have to Wait a
Half Hour for Ride” --- The
program, called Accessible
Dispatch, will use taxi-tracking
technology to locate the nearest
available yellow cab with
wheelchair ramps and direct … ---
New York Daily News --- September
13, 2012 (NEW YORK)
http://is.gd/PWdouE
53. “CoastalCare Budget Cuts to be
Protested” --- Families of
developmentally disabled children
and adults will protest Monday
morning to call attention to state
cuts to funding for services and
programs such as personal
assistance and housing. ---
StarNewsOnline.com
--- September 20, 2012 (NORTH
CAROLINA)
http://is.gd/3MbAq5
54. “Man Files Disabilities Act
Complaint Against Idaho College
over Service Dog ...” --- A man
has filed an Americans with
Disabilities Act complaint against
North Idaho College, saying the
school wrongly required
documentation before it would
allow him to use his service dog
on …
---OregonLive.com
--- September 21, 2012 (OREGON)
http://is.gd/l84gS0
55. RI Receives $3.3M from Labor
Dept. for Disability Employment”
--- Rhode Island is one of seven
states receiving the grant, along
with neighboring Massachusetts,
meant to fund education, training
and employment projects for those
with disabilities who are
unemployed, underemployed or ..
--- Providence Business News ---
September 21, 2012 (RHODE ISLAND)
http://is.gd/0rL8YK
56. “Autistic Texas Student is
Allegedly Denied Use of Service
Dog” --- Donna Osborn says her
daughter's physician diagnosed the
girl as autistic. Osborn says the
Australian cattle dog helps the
girl, who's had spinal surgery,
with physical tasks and alerts her
on communication issues. --- Fox
News --- September 18, 2012
(TEXAS)
http://is.gd/cKEMLY
57. “State Addressing Loss of
Mental Health Beds” --- And that
has resulted in an increase in the
number of people who are waiting
in emergency rooms because there
aren't enough mental health beds
available. --- Vermont Public
Radio --- September 19, 2012
(VERMONT)
http://is.gd/KT7TzA
58. “Bus Service for the Disabled
Tightens Screening” --- The idea
is to save money by making sure
only those who really need it use
paratransit service, which is
intended for disabled people who
are functionally incapable of
riding the regular fixed-route
buses … --- Longview Daily News
--- September 15, 2012
(WASHINGTON)
http://is.gd/DGRXIJ
59. “Autistic Brains Respond
Differently, Study Says” --- The
brains of people with autism
respond erratically to sights,
sounds and touch, unlike those of
others, said a study published
Thursday in the journal Neuron.
--- Minneapolis Star Tribune ---
September 20, 2012 (U.S. –
NATIONAL)
http://is.gd/HGcUr8
60. “Experimental Drug May Help
Some Autism Cases, Researchers
Say” --- In fragile X, which
accounts for 2% of autism cases, a
mutation in a gene on the X
chromosome turns off production of
a regulatory protein known as FMRP.
That leads to out-of-control
activation of the brain chemical
glutamate, which plays a key role
in ... --- Los Angeles Times ---
September 20, 2012 (U.S. –
NATIONAL)
http://is.gd/KLO38l
61. “Boy Scouts Helped Alleged
Molesters Cover Tracks, Files
Show” --- When volunteers and
employees were suspected of
sexually abusing children, Boy
Scout officials often didn't tell
police, files from 1970-91 reveal.
In many cases they sought to hide
the situation. --- Los Angeles
Times --- September 16, 2012 (U.S.
– NATIONAL)
http://is.gd/5ICKls
Proposed Legislation and New Laws
62. “Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bill
to Overhaul Disabled Access Law”
--- The disabled are being
promised better wheelchair access
to businesses at the same time
that business owners are gaining
some protection against expensive,
"predatory" lawsuits under
legislation just signed by Gov.
Jerry Brown. --- Los Angeles Times
--- September 20, 2012
(CALIFORNIA)
http://is.gd/m5Rh1l
63. “Care for Disabled in Limbo”
--- In June, the Legislature
passed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's bill
creating a Justice Center to
safeguard disabled and vulnerable
people who are in state care. But
the bill hasn't yet hit the
governor's desk. --- Albany Times
Union --- June 21, 2012 (NEW YORK)
http://is.gd/CyW0Kp
64. “Does the UN Convention on the
Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Void US ...” --- At
the end of July, the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations
approved a controversial UN
treaty: The Convention on the
Rights of Persons With
Disabilities (CRPD) … ---
Washington Times --- September 17,
2012 (TEXAS)
http://is.gd/0MDk1z
International Articles
65. “Prevalence of Sexual Violence
Against Mental Health Patients
'Alarming'” --- Around a fifth of
patients with mental illnesses
report being the victims of sexual
violence, results from a Brazilian
study show. ---
News-Medical.net
--- September 21, 2012 (BRAZIL)
http://is.gd/SNKCdo
66. “Principal Defends Rejecting
Autistic Boy” --- The boy, 15, who
has been referred to in reports as
Mao Mao, started Grade 5 at
Baocheng Primary School in May.
Yet during the summer break in
August, his mother received a
letter saying her … --- China
Daily --- September 20, 2012
(CHINA)
http://is.gd/EDFNsr
67. “Nurse Sacked for Having Sex
with Mentally Challenged Patient”
--- A woman nurse at a mental
health centre in Britain has been
sacked after she had sex with a
patient in her care and then sent
him text messages saying "I miss
you" and "I love you". --- Times
of India --- September 18, 2012
(ENGLAND)
http://is.gd/BSZXwN
68. “Disabled Prisoners' Lives Put
at Risk by Poor Care and Treatment
in Jail” --- This was despite
prison inspectors last year
finding "little progress in
support for men with disabilities"
and expressing particular concern
over the "lack of systematic
identification and help for … ---
The Guardian --- September 18,
2012 (ENGLAND)
http://is.gd/yWDPFJ
69. “Disabled Woman Targeted by
Phone Snatchers in Harpenden Pub”
--- A disabled woman has been left
devastated by the brazen theft of
her mobile phone while she was
eating in a pub with members of
her family. --- Herts Advertiser
--- September 17, 2012 (ENGLAND)
http://is.gd/Qomvsp
70. “Poll: Disabled Feel
Undervalued” --- Three quarters of
British disabled people feel
undervalued by society despite the
positivity around the Paralympics,
research suggests. --- ITV News
--- September 16, 2012 (ENGLAND)
http://is.gd/G7qYiz
71. “Hospital Staff Held for
Raping Mentally-challenged Woman”
--- A 36-year-old
mentally-challenged patient was
allegedly raped at a
government-run hospital in Kasba
on Monday late evening.
Shockingly, it took the hospital
authorities more than 12 hours to
lodge a police complaint against
the culprit, a 40-year-old ... ---
The Asian Age --- September 19,
2012 (INDIA)
http://is.gd/w9L8gm
72. “Disability Groups Call for No
More Cuts” --- Further cuts in the
budget would mark the “end of the
Government's commitment to people
with disabilities”, the chief
executive of Inclusion Ireland
said yesterday. --- Irish Times
--- September 18, 2012 (IRELAND)
http://is.gd/e2lBjA
73. “Letter of the Day -
Special-needs Children Neglected
by State” --- As a parent of a
special-needs child, I believe I
am being punished with expensive
diagnosticians and therapists
because these are not readily
available in the public sector.
And if available, the frustrating
waiting list just shoves me out
the door ... --- Jamaica Gleaner
--- September 22, 2012 (JAMAICA)
http://is.gd/9iKcrj
74. “Rescuing the Disabled in
Isiolo County” --- Fear and
deep-rooted cultural traditions
continue to marginalize disabled
children as they are often
ridiculed, locked up, hidden and
neglected. Drenched in shame and
often suspected of witchcraft,
disabled children and their
families in Gabratulla ... ---
ntvkenya --- September 16, 2012
(KENYA)
http://is.gd/mg0uPj
75. “Apology Sought for Disabled”
--- New Zealand's disability
rights commissioner wants the
country to consider an apology to
disabled people who were kept in
institutions. Paul Gibson, a
commissioner with the Human Rights
Commission, spoke at the AGM … ---
Manawatu Standard --- September
21, 2012 (NEW ZEALAND)
http://is.gd/JaCC91
76. “Arrest for Murder of Disabled
Woman” --- Police have arrested a
man in relation to the murder of
an intellectually disabled woman
in the Hutt Valley. Detective
Senior Sergeant Dave Thornton said
a 28-year-old Upper Hutt man has
been arrested for the murder … ---
New Zealand Herald --- September
20, 2012 (NEW ZEALAND)
http://is.gd/bKyjqF
77. “Atos Make Disabled People
'Feel like Criminals', Scot Tells
Scottish Parliament” --- A BLIND
Scot yesterday told MSPs the
axemen hired to slash benefits
made disabled people “feel like
criminals”. Henry Sherlock, 50,
gave his heartbreaking testimony
to Holyrood's welfare reform
committee. --- Scottish Daily
Record --- September 19, 2012
(SCOTLAND)
http://is.gd/PZvikQ
78. “Remploy Factory 'Facing
Closure'” --- An Aberdeen factory
which employs mostly disabled
staff faces closure after a bid to
acquire the site was rejected.
Workers and management at Remploy
had been working for months on the
bid, and had … --- BBC News ---
September 18, 2012 (SCOTLAND)
http://is.gd/BNxwuw
79. “Man in Wheelchair Robbed at
Knifepoint in Newport” --- A man
in a motorised wheelchair was
robbed at knifepoint in Newport.
The victim, a 57-year-old man, was
travelling from the Millennium
footbridge along ... --- South
Wales Argus --- September 14, 2012
(WALES)
http://is.gd/Grvor3
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