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WEBHow A Man Took $100 Million From Special Needs Trusts, Records Say. In all, more than 1,600 trust funds were either drained or are missing money, according to court records. They belonged to children with Down syndrome and other disabilities. September 4, 2024.
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WEBFBI: Man Whose Business Worked With Children With Disabilities Sexually Abused Boys. The FBI said it believes the man targeted boys while running a therapy provider and while working at Autism on the Seas, a group that develops cruise vacations for families of those with disabilities. September 10, 2024.
‘Retarded’ Comedy Routine Pulled From Showtime - Disability Scoop
WEBJun 9, 2016 · Gary Owen met with four self-advocates this week in Washington, D.C. after agreeing to yank a portion of his 2015 Showtime special called “Gary Owen: I Agree With Myself,” which remains available via On Demand. As part of the 75-minute program, Owen discussed his “retarded” cousin Tina and spoke of her contracting a sexually transmitted ...
Ranking Names States With Best Disability Services
WEBOct 3, 2016 · The best Medicaid service systems for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are found in Arizona, Vermont, New Hampshire, Michigan and Hawaii, according to the annual Case for Inclusion report released by United Cerebral Palsy. This is the fifth year that Arizona has taken the number one spot on the list.
Ginsburg Remembered For Impact On Disability Rights
WEBSep 22, 2020 · Best known for standing up for women’s rights, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg also played an outsized role in ensuring the rights of people with disabilities, advocates say. Most notably, Ginsburg, who died Friday at the age of 87, wrote the majority opinion in the landmark 1999 ruling in Olmstead v. L.C. The decision affirmed ...
White House Embraces Autism ‘Acceptance’ Over ‘Awareness’
WEBApr 3, 2024 · The movement toward autism “acceptance” first emerged as a grassroots effort in 2011 spearheaded by Paula Durbin-Westby, a self-advocate who created a Facebook event titled “Autism Acceptance Day.”. At the time, she said she was inspired to act after hearing from others on the spectrum who …
Walmart Altering Disability Employment Policy
WEBNov 19, 2019 · In its suit, the EEOC alleged that Walmart violated the Americans with Disabilities Act which requires that employees with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodation, which can include reassignment to a vacant position. Walmart will pay $80,000 to Resendez as part of the settlement agreement. In addition, the …
Report: Students With Disabilities Disciplined Twice As Often As …
WEBFeb 28, 2018 · According to the report, students with disabilities made up 12.46 percent of enrollment in traditional public schools and 10.62 percent of enrollment in public charter schools. As shown in other research, the report found that students with disabilities were subject to discipline at roughly twice the rate of students without disabilities.
Teens With Disabilities Face High Rates Of Bullying
WEBSep 4, 2012 · Roughly half of adolescents with autism, intellectual disability, speech impairments and learning disabilities are bullied at school, new research suggests. That’s significantly higher than the rate of bullying faced by typically developing students, about 1 in 10 of whom are victimized by their peers. The findings reported Monday in the ...
States Cracking Down On Accessible Parking Abuse - Disability …
WEBNov 17, 2014 · Placard Abuse. Accessible parking placards allow people to park in designated spots and often for free at meters, sometimes all day. Most states require a doctor to certify that a person has a disability before issuing a placard, and recipients usually are not allowed to loan them to others. These permits can be misused in …