1.   “Prosecutors Say 11-Year Sentence for Rape of Disabled Girl Was too Light” --- Sacramento prosecutors think the 11-year sentence a man received Monday for raping his severely disabled stepdaughter was too light, and they hope the case ... --- Sacramento Bee --- August 27, 2013  (CALIFORNIA)  http://is.gd/AedI8x

2.   “4 Firefighters Fired in Abuse Case” --- ... recently in connection with alleged abuse of two mentally disabled men have ... Authorities are investigating reports that firefighters subjected two disabled ... --- GoErie.com --- August 30, 2013  (LOUISIANA)   http://is.gd/S3amJk  

3.   “Caregiver Charged with Assaulting Developmentally Disabled in Silver Lake Group Home” --- A caregiver at a group home for the developmentally disabled in Silver Lake is accused of dousing a female resident with Lysol and assaulting her, authorities ... --- Akron Beacon Journal --- August 27, 2013  (OHIO)  http://is.gd/P9nGPT   

4.   “Teacher Put Soap in Special Needs Child's Mouth and Hit Him, Myrtle Beach Police Say” --- The Laurens County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man in the murder of a mother of two young children who went missing more than a week ago -- and was ... --- WBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SC – August 30, 2013  (SOUTH CAROLINA)  http://is.gd/NYz2Iw   

5.  “Children with Disabilities Tortured in Katy ISD Elementary” --- While Erin's son is autistic, he is also verbal and never reported to his parents any mistreatment in the Exley special needs classroom. But after months of ... --- MyFox Houston --- August 27, 2013  (TEXAS)   http://is.gd/Dd8ZFx   

6.   “Sheriff's Office Pays $62,500 for Handcuffing Deaf Man, Silencing Him” --- Whatcom County has reached a $62,500 settlement with an elderly deaf man who was handcuffed for at least a half-hour by sheriff's deputies - cutting ... --- TheNewsTribune.com --- August 28, 2013  (WASHINGTON)  http://is.gd/n9mhmM  

7.   “Kids' Attitudes Toward Disabled People Improve with Contact” --- Greater exposure to people with disabilities could help reduce discrimination and prevent the low self-esteem and depression that can result, the findings ... --- Newsday --- August 29, 2013  (U.S. – NATIONAL)  http://is.gd/raxmzA   

8.   “Preventing the Neglect of Vulnerable Victims: Jamie Hawley's Death by Neglect” --- Jerry's brother, Jamie Hawley was a 41-year-old man who had an intellectual disability, cerebral palsy and little mobility due to brain damage as an infant ... --- DigitalJournal.com --- August 30, 2013  (CANADA)   http://is.gd/MikSZq  

Abuse/Crime-related

9.   “Police Investigate Allegations Against Special Needs Teacher” --- Maricopa police are looking into allegations against a contract employee who taught a special needs class in the Maricopa Unified School District. --- InMaricopa.com --- August 27, 2013  (ARIZONA)   http://is.gd/LOkeOw   

10.   “County: State to Retain Group Home Oversight” --- Responding to a grand jury investigation critical of the oversight of group homes, local government officials said the state agency responsible for ... --- Stockton Record --- August 25, 2013  (CALIFORNIA)   http://is.gd/yYjCiA  

11.   “Man Breaks into Disabled Woman's Home, Steals Purse” --- A man was arrested in Hamden today after allegedly breaking into the home of a 60-year-old disabled woman and stealing her purse while she watched from ... --- NBC Connecticut --- August 27, 2013  (CONNECTICUT)   http://is.gd/1uwbX4  

12.   “Man Admits Guilt in Slaying of Mentally Challenged Man, Caregiver” --- A man who had been charged in the August 2012 double homicide of a mentally challenged man and his caregiver has admitted to the slayings ... --- The News Journal --- August 26, 2013  (DELAWARE)  http://is.gd/JZytM4   

13.   “Home Health Aide Arrested, Exploited Disabled Man, Osceola Deputies Say” ---  A home health aide was arrested Wednesday after Osceola deputies said he opened a credit card in the name of a disabled man. He's also suspected of ... --- Orlando Sentinel --- August 30, 2013  (FLORIDA)  http://is.gd/b0p1fE  

14.   “Mom: School Offered Me $86,000 to Keep Disabled Son Out” (VIDEO) --- The mother of a 21-year-old with severe autism and diabetes said two school districts are violating her son's right to an education by offering her cash to take her ... --- First Coast News --- August 29, 2013  (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/vRp1m3   

15.   “Another Inmate Death at Miami-Dade's Jail Psychiatric Ward” --- Wilner, 59, was being held in unit 9B1, an area reserved for the mentally ill but not for the most “acute” cases, said spokeswoman Janelle Hall. The ward has ... --- MiamiHerald.com --- August 26, 2013  (FLORIDA)   http://is.gd/qINoU6  

16.   “Special Needs Student Attacked at School, Atlanta Police Investigating” --- A metro Atlanta parent says her special needs child was brutally attacked by another ... Emanuel is a 9th grade special needs student with speech impairment. --- WGCL Atlanta --- August 27, 2013  (GEORGIA)  http://is.gd/nUsCgu  

17.   “Man Arrested after Apparent Drug-fueled Rampage” --- ... through a downtown neighborhood, punching a teen, kicking a dog, beating a construction worker with a shovel and tipping over a man in a wheelchair. --- Las Vegas Sun --- August 25, 2013  (NEVADA)  http://is.gd/1fgL1c   

18.   “Parents Sue School District after Special Needs Child Falls from Bus” --- A Clarksville family said they are suing Greater Clark County Schools their school district after their daughter fell when she was ... --- WHAS 11.com  --- August 26, 2013  (INDIANA)   http://is.gd/R8gRHC  

19.   “Iowa Juvenile Home Cited for Drug Program Problems” --- The federally funded group Disability Rights Iowa has been investigating allegations about the home's treatment of children, including small, isolation rooms ... --- Dubuque Telegraph Herald --- August 26, 2013  (IOWA)   http://is.gd/weZRN5  

20.   “Special Needs Child Found Alone in Bad Conditions; Caretaker Charged” --- While looking into children cared for by a woman under arrest, police say they found a child with cerebral palsy, lying at the bottom of a stairwell covered in her own waste. --- WAVE --- August 29, 2013  (KENTUCKY)   http://is.gd/zrT7lz  

21.   “Petition for Ethan Saylor, Man Who Died in Police Custody, Calls for Independent Investigation” --- A little more than a month after a man with Down syndrome died in police custody after a dispute over an unpaid movie ticket, his family is calling for justice. --- Huffington Post --- August 28, 2013  (MARYLAND)  http://is.gd/wtogzT  

22.   “Bay City Woman Accused of Stealing from Residents of Adult Care Facility Pleads No Contest to Felony” --- … 22, appeared in Bay County Circuit Court and pleaded no contest to one count of embezzling from a vulnerable adult more than $200 but less than $1,000. --- The Bay City Times - MLive.com --- August 28, 2013   (MICHIGAN)   http://is.gd/eEIMKW

23.   “Maltreatment Discovered at St. Peter Hospital for Mentally Ill” --- State investigators say they've found two cases of patient maltreatment at the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter. The findings by the state Office of the ... --- Pioneer Press --- August 29, 2013  (MINNESOTA)   http://is.gd/ZtXexl  

24.   “Double Amputee Files Suit Alleging Abuse by Lincoln Police” --- Duffie alleges that police officers ridiculed his disability and held him on the ground ... A woman who answered the phone at Disability Rights Nebraska, which is ... --- Lexington Clipper Herald --- August 30, 2013  (NEBRASKA)  http://is.gd/2ujeDi   

25.   “Judge Upholds Award for Former BSDC Patient” --- A judge has denied the state of Nebraska's motion for a retrial in the case of a former Beatrice State Developmental Center patient who was ... --- Lincoln Journal Star --- August 28, 2013  (NEBRASKA)   http://is.gd/vdG77g  

26.   “Nev. Hospital Released Mental Patients Without Basic Planning, Report Says” --- Mental health practitioners elsewhere in the country said they rarely, if ever, place seriously ill patients on buses without extensive planning and escorts. --- McClatchy Washington Bureau --- August 26, 2013  (NEVADA)  http://is.gd/cgz54L  

27.   “Nevada Questions Some Findings at Psych Hospitals” --- Nevada argues the psychiatric hospitals are not designed to treat people in need of emergency medical care but rather to assess and treat mental health ... --- Tbo.com --- August 24, 2013  (NEVADA)   http://is.gd/EVH5My  

28.   “VA's Mental-Health Programs Criticized by Parents” --- Jean and Howard Somers, whose son committed suicide following years of living with post-traumatic stress disorder since his military tours of Iraq, came to ... --- The Keene Sentinel --- August 28, 2013  (NEW HAMPSHIRE)  http://is.gd/EkuFGC  

29.   “2 Men Accused of Scamming Disabled South Jersey Vet” --- Two men have been indicted for allegedly scamming a disabled, wheelchair-assisted veteran in Lumberton out of thousands of dollars in May. --- Cherry Hill Courier Post --- August 29, 2013  (NEW JERSEY)   http://is.gd/YbTZnG  

30.   “Jury Selection Begins for Ex-Director of Kingston Home for Developmentally Disabled” --- Jury selection began Monday in the case of the former director of a Kingston home for the developmentally disabled who is charged with stealing ... --- Times Herald-Record --- August 27, 2013  (NEW YORK) http://is.gd/1W7wGL    

31.   “Police: Wheelchair-bound Roommate Dismembered, Wrapped in Plastic Sheeting” --- The adoptive parents of a missing Salisbury teenager are moving from the home where the young girl was last seen nearly two years ago. A U-Haul truck was ... --- WBTV --- August 28, 2013  (NORTH CAROLINA)  http://is.gd/TlRNvM   

32.   “Woman Charged with Stealing Disabled Woman's Benefits” --- A Philomath woman appointed to oversee the finances of a developmentally disabled woman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to five felony charges that allege ... --- Corvallis Gazette Times --- August 29, 2013   (OREGON)  http://is.gd/MJygbX  

33.   “Homeless, Disabled Woman Denied Bathroom in Junction City” --- It was around 2 am when nature called for Stacie Brumley. The Safeway had been closed for an hour, but the public restroom at Junction City's Laurel Park was ... --- Eugene Weekly --- August 29, 2013  (OREGON)   http://is.gd/Vnytmi  

34.   “Hearing Slated for Taylor Women Charged in Neglect Case” --- … murder, along with her daughters Joan Gensiak, 35, and Rebekah Gensiak, 24, both of the same address, for the neglect death of 32-year-old Robert Gensiak, Susan Gensiak's son. --- Scranton Times-Tribune --- August 31, 2013  (PENNSYLVANIA)  http://is.gd/Lyrq3J  

35.   “Freemansburg Group Home Manager Accused of Stealing from Patients, Court Papers Say” --- A manager at a Freemansburg group home is charged with stealing more than $2,000 from money devoted to clients, according to court records. --- Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com --- August 30, 2013  (PENNSYLVANIA)   http://is.gd/KegeSy

36.   “Woman in Wheelchair Targeted in Robbery” --- "They're going to rot in hell. They're going to rot in hell. They knew that I'm in a wheelchair. Why would they do this to someone in a wheelchair?" Cursico said. --- 6abc.com --- August 26, 2013  (PENNSYLVANIA)   http://is.gd/K7sDaj  

37.   “Goodwill Employee Accused of Pushing, Choking Disabled Worker, Police Say” --- Goodwill employee Quanteshia Pasley, 31, of West Montague Avenue in North Charleston, is charged with vulnerable adult abuse in connection with an ... --- Charleston Post Courier --- August 30, 2013  (SOUTH CAROLINA)  http://is.gd/sr4Anr  

38.   “Alamo Colleges Settles Disability Lawsuit” --- Thomas F. Brown filed suit in 2011 alleging the district repeatedly assigned him to teach in a wheelchair inaccessible classroom, starting in 2008 when …--- San Antonio Express --- August 29, 2013  (TEXAS)   http://is.gd/XNqXU8  

39.   “Fewer Aides Are on Buses to Help Students with Special Needs” --- Carlson is concerned for the safety of children with special needs, including her son who has autism, because the Alpine School District cut the number of aides ... --- Deseret News --- August 27, 2013  (UTAH)   http://is.gd/I6cjeC  

40.   “Groups Say Development in Abuse Suit Against Vt.” --- Vermont Legal Aid and Disability Rights Vermont are planning to announce the details of a settlement with the state Adult Protective Services Division. --- Barre Montpelier Times Argus --- August 28, 2013  (VERMONT)  http://is.gd/VoqTzT  

41.   “Jamaican Scammers Target Disabled Newport News Man” --- A disabled Newport News man is one of the latest victims of a phone scam originating from Jamaica. “I was excited,” said Craig Moore, speaking of the moment ... --- wtkr.com --- August 26, 2013  (VIRGINIA)   http://is.gd/2p1lAB  

42.   “Weston Woman Faces Federal Charges for Stealing Son's Disability Checks” --- Officials with Social Secuirty say 54 year old Susan Schepp wrongfully collected checks on her son's disability after he was supposed to have stopped receiving .. --- WSAU --- August 28, 2013  (WISCONSIN)  . http://is.gd/O9yao1  
 

Seeking Improved Support

43.   “Justice System Complex for SJ's Disabled” --- Most developmentally disabled individuals caught in the justice system are victims, but there is a smaller fraction who are criminal defendants, said Paul ... --- Stockton Record --- August 27, 2013  (CALIFORNIA)   http://is.gd/uyUaR5  

44.   “CPS Budget Cheats Kids with Severe Disabilities, Advocacy Group Says” --- Chicago Public Schools' new “student-based” budgeting shortchanges kids with severe disabilities who need additional resources, an advocacy organization for ... --- Chicago Sun-Times --- August 27, 2013  (ILLINOIS)  http://is.gd/nHemdy  

45.   “Record Number of People Waited Last Week in NH Emergency Departments for Mental Health Services” --- Despite a renewed commitment to funding mental health services in the state budget, passed two months ago, a record number of people suffering a mental ... --- Concord Monitor --- August 25, 2013  (NEW HAMPSHIRE)   http://is.gd/0lPeS2  

46.   “NM Critics Bash Service to Addicts, Mentally Ill” --- Services to drug addicts and mentally disabled residents are being disrupted as New Mexico nonprofits are taken over by companies ... --- Seattle Post Intelligencer --- August 29, 2013  (NEW MEXICO)   http://is.gd/9x18n5  

47.   “New Database Will Aid in Locating Missing Persons with Disabilities” --- Bristol Local Schools are closed after a power outage due to apparent equipment damage. Robert Marino Jr., with the Trumbull ... --- WFMJ --- August 26, 2013   (OHIO)   http://is.gd/JJbFjY  

48.   “Rallies Protest Wyoming Disability Funding Changes” --- Rallies protest Wyoming disability funding changes ... Jackson and Casper to protest changes to one of Wyoming main programs for funding disability services. --- Laramie Boomerang --- August 30, 2013  (WYOMING)  http://is.gd/UoSeB7  

49.   “Concerns Spur More Changes to Wyo Disability Program Redesign” --- A plan to redesign one of Wyoming's main programs for funding disability services ... About 2,200 people with disabilities rely on the waivers for services ranging ... --- Billings Gazette --- August 27, 2013  (WYOMING) http://is.gd/dOowMW   

50.        “Attitudes to Disability: Islam, the West and the Middle East” --- "Not a great deal of information can be found in the life of the Prophet Muhammed or in the Qur'an regarding the issue of disability. --- www.worldbulletin.net --- August 30, 2013  (INTERNATIONAL)   http://is.gd/5mOGAQ  
 

Proposed Legislation and New Laws 

51.   “School Adds Isolation Room Despite New Law Against 'Seclusion Cells' ” --- Tigard-Tualatin is one of the school districts that have posted its seclusion and restraint statistics. Last year, students were secluded or restrained 161 times – 22 ... --- KATU --- August 30, 2013  (OREGON)   http://is.gd/6TIvsM  
 

International Articles 

52.   “Young People Stuck in NSW Aged Care Homes” --- "The NDIS (Disability Care) will provide the funding but now it's about providing a ... NSW Minister for Disability Services, John Ajaka, on Tuesday announced a ... --- Herald Sun --- August 27, 2013  (AUSTRALIA)   http://is.gd/aMc4LZ  

53.   “Belize to Do More for People with Disabilities” --- Belize has signed and ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which provides Belize with a framework that will help to ... --- The Guardian, --- August 29, 2013  (BELIZE)  http://is.gd/0ROVEq   

54.   “95% of Disabled People in Bulgaria Are Jobless” --- 95% of disabled people in Bulgaria are jobless, Association of Disabled People Chairperson Mincho Kolarski said in an interview with FOCUS News Agency. --- Balkans.com Business News --- August 26, 2013  (BULGARIA)  http://is.gd/RfBVzc

55.    “Bracelet a Lifesaver for At-Risk People” --- The officer's 13-year-old son, Jeremy, who has Down syndrome, is also wearing a transmitter after years of "bolting" -- in supermarkets, on camping excursions ... --- Winnipeg Free Press --- August 30, 2013  (CANADA)   http://is.gd/jlEcWx  

56.   “Cities Target Gaps in Care for Mentally Ill” --- Several Metro Vancouver cities are criticizing the provincial government for mishandling care of the mentally ill and some are going so far as to suggest ... --- Kamloops This Week --- August 28, 2013  (CANADA)   http://is.gd/YwpGZw  

57.   “Two Teens Arrested for Stealing Man's Scooters” --- He has since been provided with a temporary electric wheelchair, courtesy of MEDIchair in Peterborough. He learned last week that manufacturer Pride Mobility ... --- Kawartha Media Group --- August 28, 2013  (CANADA)  http://is.gd/VvIfWP  

58.   “Family Demand Answers after Disabled Father Dies as Police Arrest Son” --- The family of a disabled father-of-five who collapsed and died as he tried to stop police arresting one of his sons are demanding answers over the tragedy. --- Yorkshire Post --- August 30, 2013  (ENGLAND)  http://is.gd/VI1ocn  

59.   “Woman Jailed for Horrific Attack on Disabled Friend” --- A young woman who launched an unprovoked attack on a disabled friend in an Atherton street while high on a cocktail of drink and drugs was today jailed for 16 ... --- The Bolton News --- August 30, 2013  (ENGLAND)   http://is.gd/yULHxP  

60.   “Essex Mother Fights to Sterilise Her Disabled Daughter” --- The mother of a severely disabled woman has renewed her efforts to have her daughter's womb removed. It follows a judge's decision earlier this month to ... --- BBC News --- August 29, 2013  (ENGLAND)  http://is.gd/Pkl1lw   

61.   “ 'Carer' Convicted of 19 Neglect Offences” --- Following the verdicts, investigating officer Det Con Marcus Miller said: “We were notified in August 2011 of a number of vulnerable adult safeguarding referrals, ... --- Milton Keynes Citizen --- August 28, 2013   (ENGLAND)   http://is.gd/fzSTR8

62.   “26-Yr-Old Impregnates Disabled Cousin” --- This was evident in the case of a 25-year-old physically disabled woman, who was allegedly repeatedly raped by her 26-year-old cousin over the past six ... --- Daily News & Analysis --- August 28, 2013  (INDIA)   http://is.gd/1DCVeU  

63.   “Trusts Slammed over Failings in the Care of Disabled Adults” --- The trusts said since the 2011 audit development plans to improve services had been put in place. And in a statement the Health and Social Care Board said: ... --- Belfast Telegraph --- August 28, 2013  (IRELAND)  http://is.gd/sQ9dR8  

64.   “Disabled Staff Forced out of Job” --- A group of long-serving KFC workers are being forced out of their jobs during a restructure which a union claims is deliberately targeting workers with disabilities ... --- New Zealand Herald --- September 1, 2013  (NEW ZEALAND)   http://is.gd/mZE33U