Posts filed under: housing

March 12, 2010
KTKA-TV (Topeka, Kan.)
Disability advocates aim to get 'unlawful' cuts reversed
Many disability advocates claim the state has made some unlawful budget cuts to some of its most vulnerable people. Attorneys for Interhab, a company that provides in home developmental disability service, filed a petition Friday to reverse the cuts made by the state. More than 2,000 children and adults with disabilities are affected by the $10 million that was taken away.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, employment, housing, intellectual disability, public policy

March 1, 2010
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), healthcare, housing, long-term care, Olmsted decision, public policy

Feb. 27, 2010
The Maryland Gazette
Disabilities advocates urge to reduce waiting list

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Filed Under: developmental disability, healthcare, housing, long-term care, public policy

Jan. 14, 2010
The Portland Oregonian
Disability retrofit: Big task, but help's out there
Remodeling a home can be daunting even under ideal circumstances. But combined with the stress of a sudden injury, the need to care for an aging family member or sensory loss due to a disease, the prospect of a big retrofitting project can be overwhelming. Insurance rarely covers everything, so decisions on which changes are crucial and which can wait will have to be made -- and often, made quickly.
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Jan. 14, 2010
Napa Valley (Calif.) Register
Lawsuit over disabled apartment access resolved
Many apartments at Napa’s Hawthorn Village will be renovated to make sure they are fully accessible to people with physical disabilities.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), housing

Jan. 4, 2010
Bangor (Maine) Daily News
Hancock County men with cerebral palsy suing state over housing
The 150-square-foot room has all the comforts of home: a cozy bed, a bureau, a cluttered computer desk. Red Sox posters adorn the walls, and pet fish swim around in a glass tank. There is a private bathroom.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), healthcare, housing, Olmsted decision, physical disability, public policy

Dec. 30, 2009
National Public Radio
WWII Pacifists Exposed Mental Ward Horrors
In September of 1942, Warren Sawyer, a 23-year-old conscientious objector, reported for his volunteer assignment as an attendant at a state mental hospital. The young Quaker was one of thousands of pacifists who had refused to fight and instead were assigned to work in places few outsiders got to see — places like Philadelphia State Hospital, best known as Byberry.
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Filed Under: healthcare, housing, intellectual disability, long-term care, psychiatric disability

Dec. 29, 2009
National Public Radio
Intellectually Disabled Student Wins Dorm Suit
Here's one reason Micah Fialka-Feldman wants to live on his college campus, instead of remaining at home with his parents: To get to college in the morning, he takes the public bus near his home, then transfers to a second bus. The trip takes about two hours.
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Filed Under: education, higher education, housing, inclusion, intellectual disability

Dec. 27, 2009
The Denver Post
Greene: Colo. funding decision stymies disabled supermom
There's a term, "supercrip," that describes a way of portraying people with disabilities as though it's astonishing that they get out of bed each morning and go about their lives.
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Filed Under: healthcare, housing, language, long-term care, Olmsted decision, physical disability, profile

Dec. 27, 2009
ABC 7 (Chicago)
House outfitted for people with disabilities
One out of five individuals over the age of 70 struggles with dementia. This also includes those with developmental disabilities and mental illness. To help these individuals, Seguin Services, a not-for-profit organization serving people with disabilities, has created a unique living environment where both needs are serviced.
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Filed Under: dementia, developmental disability, housing, long-term care

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