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LA Times: Authorities seek identity of men videotaped sexually assaulting disabled women by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted Fri 07 Jan 2011 4:19pm Ken Reibel has already covered this story here . This is horrific. I am seriously at a loss for words except to say that I want as many of these men prosecuted. To that end, I wanted to put the sketches of the perpetrators on the blog just in case anyone might recognize them. The LA Times gallery of photos is here . I have copied the ... Read on »
Disability and Sexuality: A Matter of Rights? by Janna Hoskin Patient Expert Posted Wed 20 May 2009 1:24pm with disabilities and will fight for her daughter's right to have a full life until the day she dies. A's staff members. A lives at home with her mother, and the staff come..., either. The important thing here is that C recognizes that her daughter is a sexual being, and that, despite the many barriers A faces in her life, she has the right to enjoy Read on »
Disaboom | Disabled Politico | Man with Mental Disability Beaten and Tortured; Four Men Charged by Rudy S. Patient Expert Posted Wed 15 Oct 2008 5:12pm   Disaboom | Disabled Politico | Man with Mental Disability Beaten and Tortured; Four Men Charged this is horrible Read on »
Disability Nation, by and for people with disabilities by Ron Graham Patient Expert Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:29am I’d like to share another resource for discussion and commentary on current issues in the world of disabilities. Disability Nation is an audio magazine by and for people with disabilities. Some of the most recent topics include The Ashley Treatment, discussing the parents who had surgical interventions taken to assist them in caring for their severely Read on »
Disability Nation, an audio magazine by and for people with disabilities by Ron Graham Patient Expert Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 3:21am I have just returned from the web site for the Disability Nation podcast. If you are not familiar with Disability Nation (DN), then do check out their site. According to the home page, DN is “an audio magazine by and for people with disabilities” and covers a broad array of topics related to different disabilities. As an added perk the site does Read on »
Disabilities: Need Help Filing For Social Security Benefits from Disability? by Nicole M. Physical TherapistHealth Maven Posted Sat 27 Sep 2008 8:19am I was doing some clinical research and I found a resource to help you fill out, properly and effectively, the Social Security forms to file for Disability.   Did you know that the backlog of Americans waiting for Disability benefits is now nearly 750,000!!! The Average wait for a disability hearing is 17 months!The backlog of Americans who are waiting Read on »
Bioethics and Disability: Toward a Disability-Conscious Bioethics by Thaddeus Pope Doctor of Philosophy Posted Wed 24 Nov 2010 9:17am and Disability: Toward a Disability-Conscious Bioethics (Cambridge University Press 2011) ((ISBN-13: 9780521110303).  Here is the table of contents: 1. The struggle: disability.... Toward a disability-conscious bioethics Read on »
Intellectual Disability At IMFAR: Underdiagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Persons with Intellectual Disability by Harold L D. Patient Expert Posted Thu 17 May 2012 9:57pm It comes as no surprise but very little is said  about Intellectual Disability at the IMFAR 2012 autism research convention oral presentations.  Prominent autism experts, including Catherine Lord, have noted in the past that intellectually disabled autistics are under represented in autism studies.  This is true even though the vast majority of ... Read on »
Disability Coalition Applauds Introduction of Legislation that Protects Students with Disabilities from Abuse by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted Wed 09 Dec 2009 3:03pm about, it is a pleasure to highlight disability advocacy like this. This is also discussed on the Education Week blog. Seclusion and restraint legislation one of 12 items on Coalition Agenda (Washington D.C.)—The Justice for All Action Network (JFAAN), a coalition of disability-led organizations and allies, applauds proposed legislation that protects Read on »
U.S. Department of Education Official to Participate in Panel Discussion on Educating Students with Disabilities at Disability by US Deptartment of Education Posted Fri 11 Feb 2011 10:14am , will participate on a panel at the Disability Policy Seminar on Monday, Feb. 14 in Washington, D.C. As director of the Office of Special Education Programs, Musgrove oversees administration of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which ensures America's 6.6 million children and youth with disabilities the right to a free appropriate public education. During Read on »