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1. “Antioch School District to Pay $8 Million in Teacher Abuse Case”
---The Antioch Unified School District has announced that it will pay
$8 million to eight families who sued over a teacher's ... --- CBS
Local --- December 19, 2013 (CALIFORNIA) http://is.gd/n7NcKT
2. “Man Admits Sexually
Assaulting Developmentally Disabled Woman in Manchester” --- A
former job coach admitted Monday to sexually assaulting a
developmentally disabled client from a Manchester group home as he
transported her to ... --- Patch.com ---
December 17, 2013 (CONNECTICUT) http://is.gd/N45475
3. “Pinellas Pair Found
Guilty in Staged Beating of Disabled Man” --- Vargo's attorney,
Daniel Hernandez, told jurors his client had no idea Cayer was
mentally disabled. But Susan St. John, another prosecutor, told them
... --- Tbo.com ---
December 19, 2013 (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/gNVHec
4. “Fla. Teacher Accused of Feeding Autistic Boy Hot-Sauce Laced Crayons Rehired” --- A Florida elementary school teacher who was fired for feeding an autistic child hot sauce soaked crayons is being re-instated on the orders of a judge who ... --- ABC News --- December 13, 2013 (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/voc2Gf
5. “Dad Sues over Attack
on Disabled Daughter” --- The father of a mentally disabled
teenager has filed a lawsuit against the Joliet nursing home where
the girl allegedly was sexually assaulted by an ... --- Joliet
Herald News --- December 20, 2013 (ILLINOIS) http://is.gd/II9eAp
6. “Brian Farmer, Sentenced to Life for Rape of Mentally
Disabled Woman, Threatens Court Officials” --- 7. “NY Law Expands Oversight of Preschool Special Ed” --- New York will increase oversight of special education ... for special needs children," Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Thursday. --- Wall Street Journal --- December 19, 2013 (NEW YORK) http://is.gd/i92mwQ
8. “Experts Call for
Sensitising Police about Disability” --- Observing that police
are mostly unaware about the predicaments of the disabled,
activists here Tuesday advocated for "disability sensitisation"
during ... --- Business Standard --- December 17, 2013
(INDIA) http://is.gd/4oalEx
Abuse/Crime-related
9. “Woman in Porterville Developmental Center Kills
Fellow Resident with DVD Cord” --- A 36-year-old woman who was a resident
of the Porterville Developmental Center was strangled by another resident
Wednesday morning, police ... --- Fresno Bee --- December 18, 2013
(CALIFORNIA) http://is.gd/pMQEXy
10. “Special Education Teacher's Facebook Post Calls
Autistic Child a 'Hot Mess’ and Parents ‘Crazy’” --- Hutton led a class of
seven children with autism at Howard Wood Elementary School. The swiftness
with which the district took action in her case underscores ... --- San
Jose Mercury News --- December 16, 2013 (CALIFORNIA) http://is.gd/o5tdnw
11. “Man Admits Sexually Assaulting Developmentally
Disabled Woman in Manchester” --- A former job coach admitted Monday to
sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled client from a Manchester
group home as he transported her to ... --- Patch.com ---
December 17, 2013 (CONNECTICUT) http://is.gd/N45475
12. “Pinellas Pair Found Guilty in Staged Beating of
Disabled Man” --- Vargo's attorney, Daniel Hernandez, told jurors his
client had no idea Cayer was mentally disabled. But Susan St. John,
another prosecutor, told them ... --- Tbo.com ---
December 19, 2013 (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/gNVHec
13. “Mentally Challenged Man Testifies about Beating in Shefights.net Trial”
--- In the summer of 2011, homeless advocates were outraged after
discovering the operator of a website was paying men to ... --- WTSP 10
News --- December 19, 2013 (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/eTLhmm
14. “Tampa Approves $165,000 Settlement of Lawsuit over
Arrest of Deaf Man” --- The City Council on Thursday voted to pay $165,000
to settle an excessive-force lawsuit brought by a deaf man whom police
punched, ... --- Tampabay.com ---
December 19, 2013 (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/CEHszv
15. “Local School for Autistic Students Under
Investigation” --- It's a place local autistic students should feel safe,
but a local mother believes unspeakable things happened to her son at Palm
Beach School for Autism. --- WPEC --- December 12, 2013 (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/t77h5g
16. “Two Peoria Men Allegedly Targeted Handicapped Woman
in Robbery” --- One of the suspects allegedly admitted to police they
chose that particular apartment because they thought the handicapped woman
would be an easy target. --- Peoria Journal Star --- December 13, 2013
(ILLINOIS) http://is.gd/rM16ju
17. “Valpo Student Charged in Sex Assault on Disabled
Woman” --- Pleas of not guilty were entered Friday morning on behalf of a
Valparaiso High School student charged with sexually assaulting a ... --- nwitimes.com ---
December 20, 2013 (INDIANA) http://is.gd/V3csCn
18. “Special Needs Five-year-old Left on School Bus for
Three Hours” --- A special needs kindergarten student was left unattended
on a school bus for three hours Friday. Now, the school bus driver has
resigned. --- WNDU-TV --- December 16, 2013 (INDIANA) http://is.gd/4CTlDP
19. “Police: Two Teens Arrested for Attack on Disabled
Houma Man” --- Two teenagers were arrested by Houma Police for the
November attack on a disabled man, according to police. Tre Paul Britton,
17, ... --- WWL --- December 17, 2013 (LOUISIANA) http://is.gd/e63mrB
20. “Dorsey Allegedly Stole More than $84,000 from a
Mentally Handicapped Person” --- A Maryland woman has been accused of
stealing gens of thousands of dollars from a mentally handicapped person
for whom she worked. --- WJLA --- December 19, 2013 (MARYLAND) http://is.gd/QwGLMo
21. “Beverly Bus Driver Admits to Striking Disabled Man”
--- Marrs was a driver for Danvers-based LBK Transportation, which
provides rides for developmentally and intellectually disabled people, at
the time of the ... --- Boston.com ---
December 12, 2013 (MASSACHUSETTS) http://is.gd/XJPqSO
22. “Resident of State Mental Health Facility Falls to
Death after Breaking ...” --- A 56-year-old man fell to his death after
smashing through a locked eighth-floor window in a state-run mental health
facility Wednesday, authorities said. --- Boston.com ---
December 12, 2013 (MASSCHUSETTS) http://is.gd/7PAIAt
23. “Judge: Saginaw Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting
Mentally Handicapped Woman Fit for Trial” --- A Saginaw man charged with
sexually assaulting a mentally handicapped woman earlier this year is
mentally fit for trial, a judge has ruled. --- The Saginaw News ---
December 12, 2013 (MICHIGAN) http://is.gd/PoQx1R
24. “Man Charged with Sexual Battery of a Vulnerable
Adult” --- Reese is charged with one county of sexual battery of a
vulnerable adult. Hood says the victim was a patient at Tri-Lakes Medical
Center in Batesville, ... --- WTVA --- December 16, 2013 (MISSISSIPPI) http://is.gd/QBPpk5
25. “Lawsuit: Boy Sexually Abused at Flowood Mental
Health Facility” --- A woman has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a
central Mississippi mental health facility failed to protect her
11-year-old son from being sexually ... --- Jackson Clarion Ledger ---
December 16, 2013 (MISSISSIPPI) http://is.gd/ic1KyN
26. “Special Needs Girl Reports Rape at School and Cover
up by District” --- Police are investigating after a reported rape of a
special needs girl at East St. Louis High School. The girl says she was
... --- fox2now.com ---
December 19, 2013 (MISSOURI) http://is.gd/gHIKW0
27. “Teacher's Aide Gets Probation after Having Sex with
17-year-old Special Needs Student Repeatedly in Her Van” --- A Missouri
teacher's aide who admitted having sex with a special needs student who
went to the school she worked at has been given probation. --- Daily Mail
--- December 18, 2013 (MISSOURI) http://is.gd/HHTvae
28. “Man Charged with Having Sex with Disabled Daughter”
--- A man who recently moved from Alaska to Missoula, Mont., is charged
with incest for allegedly having sex with his 19-year-old, mentally ...
--- KULR-TV --- December 12, 2013 (MONTANA) http://is.gd/feo29o
29. “Woman Fined for Attempted Abuse of Adult” --- ...
abuse of a vulnerable adult. Lindey Steider of York was initially charged
with abuse of a vulnerable adult, a Class 3A felony, and misdemeanor
theft. --- York News-Times --- December 19, 2013 (NEBRASKA) http://is.gd/cttiwy
30. “Names of Bused Nevada Psychiatric Patients Found in
Crime Reports” --- Nevada's primary hospital for mentally ill people has
bused hundreds of patients out of Las Vegas in recent years, with crime
... --- Las Vegas Sun --- December 16, 2013 (NEVADA) http://is.gd/yfu4CB
31. “Mental Patients Bused – and Crime Followed” --- Six
months after he was discharged to a Greyhound bus and shipped out of Las
Vegas, one former patient of Nevada's primary hospital for mentally ill
people ... --- Sacramento Bee --- December 15, 2013 (NEVADA) http://is.gd/H7aOUY
32. “Portsmouth Man Gets Prison for Sex Assault of
Disabled Woman” --- A Portsmouth man was sentenced 10 to 30 years in state
prison on Thursday for sexually assaulting a 27-year-old mentally disabled
neighbor ... --- The Union Leader --- December 12, 2013 (NEW HAMPSHIRE) http://is.gd/U7Xgrs
33. “N.J. Doctor Fired for Alleged Unauthorized Study on
Disabled Patients” --- Should May win his disciplinary case against the
state and return to work at Hunterdon Developmental Center or another
state facility, the medical ... --- The Star-Ledger - NJ.com ---
December 18, 2013 (NEW JERSEY) http://is.gd/CVg7xI
34. “Fair Lawn Teacher Bill Scarnaty Accused of Abusing
Special Needs Student” --- A Fair Lawn High School teacher has been placed
on leave while the school district investigates a classroom ... --- News
12 New Jersey --- December 17, 2013 (NEW JERSEY) http://is.gd/ml7SWb
35. “Mother to Serve Time in Jail for Stealing from
Disabled Daughter's Trust Fund” --- ... woman to weekends in jail and five
years' probation for embezzling $18,521 from a trust fund established for
her developmentally disabled daughter ... --- Buffalo News --- December
20, 2013 (NEW YORK) http://is.gd/hwRtkk
36. “Counselor Accused of Abusing Patient” --- ...
arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a person in his care, according to
the state Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.
--- Albany Times Union --- December 18, 2013 (NEW YORK) http://is.gd/gAFMYL
37. “NY Caretaker for Disabled Accused of Theft” --- New
York's attorney general has accused the former assistant manager at a
facility for the disabled of stealing funds from the ... --- Wall Street
Journal --- December 18, 2013 (NEW YORK) http://is.gd/aszId0
38. “School Staff Member Accused of Assaulting
Developmentally Student” --- A staff member at a school for
developmentally disabled children is on paid leave after allegedly
assaulting a student. It happened at the Forest Rose School in ... ---
10TV --- December 12, 2013 (OHIO) http://is.gd/nsAuJR
39. “Adams County Man Arrested on Rape Charges of
31-year-old Disabled Woman” --- A man was arrested after allegedly
sexually assaulting a 31-year-old disabled woman in Winchester. Billy
William Delk, 56, was arrested ... --- WCPO --- December 12, 2013 (OHIO) http://is.gd/5WJbuL
40. “Final 2 Defendants in Greensburg Torture and Killing
Plead Guilty” --- The final two suspects pleaded guilty today in the
torture and slaying of a mentally disabled woman in Greensburg four years
ago. Robert Masters Jr. --- Pittsburgh Post Gazette --- December 19, 2013
(PENNSYLVANIA) http://is.gd/dh0Z2Z
41. “State Report Faulted Assisted-living Center for
Mentally Ill after Sexual Assault” --- The man's mental illness and
history of aggression should have kept him out of the ... wasn't properly
licensed to deal with developmentally disabled adults. --- Sioux Falls
Argus Leader --- December 15, 2013 (SOUTH DAKOTA) http://is.gd/cKhchP
42. “7 Caregivers or Employers Charged with Medicaid
Fraud” --- All of them were caregivers or employers in the state's Home
and County Based or Personal Care programs, which is paid by Medicaid. --- vtdigger.org ---
December 18, 2013 (VERMONT) http://is.gd/QEo6PI
43. “Man Gets Life in Prison for Sexually Assaulting
Mentally Challenged Teen, His 2nd Conviction”
--- A man convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old mentally
challenged girl has been sentenced to life in prison. --- The Republic ---
December 18, 2013 (WYOMING) http://is.gd/Ub7LLE
Seeking Improved Support
44. “Low Pay for the Disabled Draws Fire” --- Some
charities are coming under fire this holiday season for paying disabled
workers as little as $2.31 an hour under a federal program that allows ...
--- U-T San Diego --- December 20, 2013 (CALIFORNIA) http://is.gd/mJdP99
45. “Colorado Will No Longer Send the 'Major Mentally
Ill' to Solitary Confinement” --- The numbers of mentally ill prisoners
locked in cells alone for 23 hours each day have steadily dropped this
fall: from 40 in September to fewer than 30 ... --- The Atlantic ---
December 16, 2013 (COLORADO) http://is.gd/0tEyFM
46. “Urgent Funding Needed for Special-needs Adults” ---
"Our Broward County Jewish community has a void. While we have taken
extraordinary steps to embrace all of our children with special needs, we
... --- Sun-Sentinel --- December 16, 2013 (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/jBXLyQ
47. “Idaho Courts Report Big Jump in Mental Commitment
Cases over Past Five Years” --- “We're losing a layer of support,” Laggis
said. “So when our mentally ill people start acting mentally ill — they
don't take their medication because they ... --- The Spokesman Review ---
December 16, 2013 (IDAHO) http://is.gd/S3jo35
48. “Siblings Becoming Guardians of Disabled Adults” ---
Ennis says more than 50 percent of families that have members with
intellectual and developmental disabilities have unclear future plans. --- ABC7Chicago.com ---
December 21, 2013 (ILLINOIS) http://is.gd/FEBjp7
49. “Shocking Drop in Services for Illinois Children with
Severe Mental Illness” --- The state-funded grant pays for children with
severe mental illness to get community and residential services. Some
parents credit those services with ... --- WBEZ --- December 17, 2013
(ILLINOIS) http://is.gd/P1vCXW
50. “Governor Considering $30 Million Cut to State Money
for Mental-health Services” --- Gov. Terry Branstad's administration plans
to cut $30 million in state money that counties use for mental-health
services, a Democratic legislator said ... --- Iowa City Press Citizen ---
December 20, 2013 (IOWA) http://is.gd/21TCIC
51. “Disability Rights Iowa Leader: State Will Save Money
with Closure of Iowa Juvenile Home” --- That was the message delivered
Monday afternoon by Jane Hudson, executive director of Disability Rights
Iowa, the advocacy group that highlighted ... --- DesMoinesRegister.com ---
December 16, 2013 (IOWA) http://is.gd/x0OImY
52. “For the Mentally Ill, Finding Treatment Grows
Harder” --- WSJ reporter Gary Fields discusses his series about the
shortage of treatment for the mentally ill and its impact on families,
communities and the ... --- Wall Street Journal --- December 20, 2013
(MARYLAND) http://is.gd/XBPHHB
53. “Mental Illness and Criminal Justice: Muskegon-area
Police, Jail Cope” --- In Muskegon, as in Ypsilanti, police regularly have
to cope with crimes committed by mentally ill people, Lewis said. Some
also present an “easy target ... --- Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com ---
December 16, 2013 (MICHIGAN) http://is.gd/ZObYFB
54. “Study: Autism Rate Higher in Minneapolis Somali
Children” --- The incidence of autism spectrum disorder is higher among
Somali children in Minneapolis than the city's children as a whole and it
appears to affect ... --- Pioneer Press --- December 16, 2013
(MINNESOTA) http://is.gd/pv3Ynt
55. “Minnesota Struggles to Separate Race from
Special-education Labels… “ --- Disabled students account for 13 percent
of enrollment in Minnesota schools but generate 39 percent of disciplinary
actions, according to state records. --- Minneapolis Star Tribune ---
December 18, 2013 (MINNESOTA) http://is.gd/3VZDQr
56. “Creighton University Must Accommodate Deaf Student”
--- A federal judge has ruled that Creighton University's medical school
must provide a deaf student with special equipment and interpreters to
allow him ... --- Grand Island Independent --- December 18, 2013
(NEBRASKA) http://is.gd/3VZDQr
57. “I-Team: Head of NV Health Dept. Outlines Fixes to
Mental Health ...” --- The two people most responsible for fixing problems
with the Nevada's mental health care system are talking about how they are
going ... --- KLAS-TV --- December 18, 2013 (NEVADA) http://is.gd/frDhgE
58. “Council to Investigate Nevada's Decision to Bus
Mental Patients out of State” --- Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Monday the
creation of a council to examine the state's mental health system after a
new ... --- The Republic --- December 16, 2013 (NEVADA) http://is.gd/qnLIC2
59. “Mental Health Advocates Upset with Nevada's System”
--- Mental health advocates are extremely frustrated with Nevada's mental
health system from how it's structured to the ... --- MyNews3 Las Vegas
KSNV --- December 16, 2013 (NEVADA) http://is.gd/mPNcC6
60. “Group of NJ Special-needs Schools Pledges More
Accountability for ...” --- Under fire after disclosures of wasteful
spending of taxpayer dollars, advocates for New Jersey's private schools
for students with ... --- NJ.com ---
December 16, 2013 (NEW JERSEY) http://is.gd/XGMvfW
61. “Feds Question Payments for Mental Health Oversight”
--- The federal government is questioning the way the state uses federal
money to oversee community mental health care. The answers have the ...
--- NC News & Observer --- December 13, 2013 (NORTH CAROLINA) http://is.gd/cmKWNU
62. “Actress Glenn Close Lends Support to Mental Health
Bill” --- Now, another big name in Hollywood is lending her support to
Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow's legislation that would improve mental
health care ... --- ErieTVNews --- December 18, 2013 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) http://is.gd/hGBlT9
63. “Study Finds Autism More Challenging for Caregivers”
--- They focused on responses from more than 18,000 caregivers of children
ages 3 to 17 with autism, other developmental disabilities or mental
health ... --- Disability Scoop --- December 20, 2013 (U.S. – NATIONAL) http://is.gd/d1eiF9
64. “Failings in Mental Health Care for Adults with
Autism” --- This past September in a New York Times op-ed, the eminent
neuroscientist Eric Kandel expressed his optimistic views, based on recent
research advances, ... --- Huffington Post --- December 12, 2013 (U.S. –
NATIONAL) http://is.gd/ajTAc0
Proposed Legislation and New Laws
65. “Gov. Sandoval Announces Creation of State Mental
Health Council” --- On Monday, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced the
creation of the Behavioral Health and Wellness Council. The council will
be charged with ... --- KVVU Las Vegas --- December 16, 2013 (NEVADA) http://is.gd/aXGUfn
66. “NH Settles Lawsuit over Care of Mentally Ill” ---
New Hampshire will expand services for people who are severely mentally
ill to settle a lawsuit brought by advocates who said ... --- Kansas City
Star --- December 19, 2013 (NEW HAMPSHIRE) http://is.gd/RdPZYu
67. “Bill Lets Courts Order Outpatient Care for Mentally
Ill” --- House Bill 104 would empower probate court judges statewide to
order outpatient treatment for people struggling with mental illness.
Judges say they have few ... --- Columbus Dispatch --- December 12, 2013
(OHIO) http://is.gd/HaIme4
International Articles
68. “Group Homes Slammed by Mother after Disabled
Daughter Locked in ...” --- "This person can still be working in a
non-government facility, perhaps working with vulnerable people in
disability or aged care," she said. --- ABC Online --- December 20, 2013
(AUSTRALIA) http://is.gd/zBYtro
69. “Push to End Restraint of Mentally Ill” --- Mental
Health Minister Mary Wooldridge has announced $1.7 million in funding to
reduce and, where possible, eliminate the controversial use of ... --- The
Age --- December 20, 2013 (AUSTRALIA) http://is.gd/84BQ1v
70. “Residential Abuse Victims' Names Will Be Kept
Private” --- Residential abuse victims' names will be kept private ...
documents from a police investigation into their claims that support their
allegations of abuse. --- CBC.ca ---
December 18, 2013 (CANADA) http://is.gd/zjqkjE
71. “How China's Disabled Are Fighting for the Right to
an Education” --- Li's stance on education for the disabled even earned
him an audience with Deng Pufang, the paraplegic son of the late Deng
Xiaoping, who ... --- South China Morning Post --- December 20, 2013
(CHINA) http://is.gd/QPOVK6
72. “Police Appeal after Sexual Assault of Deaf Woman in
Lincoln” --- Police are re-appealing for information on the sexual assault
of a 22-year-old deaf woman in Lincoln three years after it took place.
Officers are asking ... --- Lincolnshire Echo --- December 19, 2013
(ENGLAND) http://is.gd/fRO5gP
73. “Swindon Conman Stole £100k from Disabled Victim” ---
Grandfather Nigel Lelliott will be spending Christmas behind bars after
being found guilty of stealing around £100,000 from a disabled man. ---
Swindon Advertiser --- December 18, 2013 (ENGLAND) http://is.gd/e84d5u
74. “Darlington Man Jailed for Attack on Disabled
Customer and Member ...” --- A man who attacked a disabled customer at a
petrol station and then a member of staff who came to his aid was behind
bars last night (Tuesday, ... --- The Northern Echo --- December 18, 2013
(ENGLAND) http://is.gd/n4V0mQ
75. “Keighley Mental Health Patient Killed Himself,
Inquest Finds” --- A mental health patient who killed himself while out on
hospital leave had tried twice before to take his life when allowed home,
an inquest heard ... --- Bradford Telegraph and Argus --- December 17,
2013 (ENGLAND) http://is.gd/9xZZjJ
76. “EasyJet on Trial for Refusing Disabled” --- The
British company is being challenged over its refusal to allow two female
wheelchair-users -- one of whom was travelling to her son's funeral in
Portugal -- to ... --- NEWS.com.au ---
December 16, 2013 (FRANCE) http://is.gd/6nbG5z
77. “A Young Mother Who Admitted Poisoning Her Disabled
Daughter Has ...” --- The woman, who laced the toddler's food with salt,
wept openly in court as her 18-month jail term was suspended for two
years. The court was told that ... --- Belfast Telegraph --- December 21,
2013 (IRELAND) http://is.gd/3hPRIN
78. “Mental Health Service Calls up 20%” --- "We also
want to indicate our intention to establish a specific campaign in 2014
aimed at encouraging players to engage with our mental health ... ---
Belfast Telegraph --- December 17, 2013 (IRELAND) http://is.gd/HGc2Sa
79. “Killer Who Raped Disabled Teenager Jailed” --- A
Kaitaia man who spent years in prison for the manslaughter of his partner
has been jailed for more than 13 years for sex offences against a disabled
... --- New Zealand Herald --- December 17, 2013 (NEW ZEALAND) http://is.gd/SRDKpP
80. “Accountant Stole from Disabled Son” --- A Tauranga
accountant who siphoned more than $100,000 from her adult son's trust
account has been sentenced to 11 months' home detention and 150 hours' ...
--- Otago Daily Times --- December 13, 2013 (NEW ZEALAND) http://is.gd/4SHKYl
81. “Australian Man Arrested in Sri Lanka over Alleged
Rape of Mentally Disabled Girl” --- Sri Lankan police say they have
arrested an Australian man who is alleged to have raped a mentally
disabled girl in the country three years ago. --- ABC Online --- December
18, 2013 (SRI LANKA) http://is.gd/kwUntA
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