Disability News Archive

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March 8
ABC 2 (Baltimore)
Baltimore Schools Settle 26 Year Old Disability Lawsuit
Top school officials were all hugs and smiles today as they made the announcement.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, education, inclusion, public policy

March 8
The Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.)
Movement presses to drop 'retardation' from clinical terminology
Ginese is among a growing number of people across the nation working to halt use of the terms "mental retardation" and "mentally retarded" and replace them with the terms "intellectual disability" and "an individual with an intellectual disability."
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Filed Under: intellectual disability, language, public policy

March 3
The Washington Post
House approves bill to limit physical restraint of students
The House approved a bill Wednesday to limit the physical restraint and seclusion of students in schools, a response to an investigation last year that found numerous reports of students abused or killed through such disciplinary measures.
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Filed Under: K-12, education, public policy

March 3
The Associated Press
Neil Patrick Harris goes to the dogs for PBS film
Neil Patrick Harris is the narrator of a PBS documentary exploring the bond between service dogs and those they help.
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Filed Under: media, physical disability, public policy, service animal, television

March 3
The Daily Beast
The Overmedicated Myth
Aren’t all kids on some kind of medication? Isn’t everyone diagnosed with something these days? Isn’t ADD as common as the sniffles?
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Filed Under: children, healthcare, parenting

March 3
The Roanoke (Va.) Times
Glenvar's Jake Tyree has hoops and dreams despite paralyzing disability
Jake Tyree is like any other highly recruited basketball player.
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Filed Under: adaptive sports, education, higher education, physical disability, profile, recreation

March 2
The Washington Post
Parity law requires mental health benefits comparable to physical care benefits
Denise Camp was resigned to the double standard that had long applied to her medical bills, forcing her to skimp on other expenses so she could pay for mental health treatment.
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Filed Under: healthcare, psychiatric disability, public policy

March 1
The New York Times
Judge Orders New York City to Move Mentally Ill Out of Large, Institutional Housing
New York State must begin moving thousands of people with mental illness into their own apartments or small homes and out of large, institutional adult homes that keep them segregated from society, a federal judge ordered on Monday.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Olmsted decision, healthcare, housing, long-term care, public policy

March 1
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Tim McGuire: Sarah Palin: An oversensitive mom
The media and Sarah Palin need to chill out. Media commentators should help Palin find reasonable ground on the topic of Down syndrome. Most recently, Palin has fired shots at the "Family Guy" TV show for mocking her Down syndrome toddler, Trig.
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Filed Under: intellectual disability, language

Feb. 28
The Oklahoman
Disability waiting list leaves many Kansans without care
Since Dec. 1, 2008, 57 Kansans with disabilities have died while on waiting lists for Kansas Centers for Independent Living services. Hays’ local agency, Living Independently in Northwest Kansas, has lost five individuals, according to the latest figures released by Executive Director Brian Atwell.
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Filed Under: healthcare, long-term care

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