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Vineland nurse over-medicated a disabled woman: police
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
VINELAND - A nurse at a group home for disabled adults has been charged with neglect after she reportedly gave a resident a day's worth of medication all at once, authorities said. The 56-year-old patient was taken to the hospital on Oct. 20, after ...
DA Blodgett Hosts Conference to Talk Crimes Against People With Disabilities ...
Patch.com
[The following was submitted by the Essex County District Attorney's office.] "I've learned over the years that nothing beats collaboration," District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said as he opened, "From Crime Scene to Sentencing, and Beyond: Addressing ...
Disabled Florida daughter dies just hours after state takes her from mom
Bradenton Herald
Though the state claims that the parents of severely disabled and medically fragile children have "choice" over where their children live and receive care, federal civil rights lawyers say Florida, by dint of a rigged funding system ...
16 Day Challenge: Invisible Women: Violence Against Women with ...
By Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Coordinator, Office for Disability and Inclusive Development
There are over a billion people with disabilities on the planet. Approximately half of them are women with disabilities. They are grandmothers, mothers, partners, lovers and sisters. They are seldom seen in market places, the fields, the ...
Death at School: Parents Protest Dangerous Discipline for Autistic, Disabled Kids
ABC News
Thousands of autistic and disabled schoolchildren have been injured and dozens have died after being restrained by poorly trained teachers and school aides who tried to subdue them using at times unduly harsh techniques, an ABC News investigation has...
Man gets jail for mocking disabled girl
Bailey, 43, of 5955 Stinewood Dr. SE in Pike Township, was accused of mocking the disabled 10-year-old daughter of next-door neighbors Michael and Tricia Knight as he walked his 9-year-old son home from the school bus stop. The girl has cerebral palsy ...
Teen Charged in Slaying of Developmentally Disabled Man
A 17-year-old boy was charged with the shooting death of a developmentally disabled man in September. On Friday, prosecutors charged Landrain Miller with second degree murder in 38-year-old Timothy Riley's death. Prosecutors said Miller shot and killed Riley after he refused to hand over the cash in his pocket - $40 he had just earned working as a maintenance man. It was a crime that shocked many in Kansas City. MISSOURI (Kansas City), Fox 4, December 7, 2012
Inmate Raped Mentally-Challenged Relative While on Furlough, Police Say
A state prisoner who was released on a furlough program has been booked into Benton County Jail on accusations he raped a 17-year-old mentally-challenged girl. --- 5 News --- November 30, 2012 (ARKANSAS) http://is.gd/TUOSLI
Trial Date Set for Driver of Chelmsford Special-needs Bus
A trial date has been set after prosecutors balked at a plea deal with a former school-bus driver for special-needs students who was allegedly driving drunk, more than three times the legal limit, when ... --- The Sun --- November 27, 2012 (MASSACHUSETTS) http://is.gd/XKUQeF
Asperger's Teen Forced to Live in Dark Basement
Shocked, sad, speechless, sickened: none of these words quite describes how I felt on reading about a Minnesota couple who made their 15-year-old son who has Asperger's Syndrome live under constant video surveillance ... --- Care2.com --- November 30, 2012 (MINNESOTA) http://is.gd/c2kCpf
Two Teens Arrested for Attacking Special Needs Student
The victim, according to school district officials has special needs. CCSD police say the bullies are 13 and 15 years old and are brothers. --- MyNews3 --- November 30, 2012 (NEVADA) http://is.gd/iDO6N3
Santa Fe Teacher Accused of Dragging Special-needs Student Down Hall
A Santa Fe teacher was put on leave after police say she grabbed a blind 6-year-old special-needs student by the ankle and dragged him down a hallway because she said the boy was uncooperative with her requests that he walk ... --- The Republic --- December 1, 2012 (NEW MEXICO) http://is.gd/QZXZzx
Death at School: Parents Fight Back Against Deadly Discipline
They are mothers like Sheila Foster, whose 16-year-old son died after being restrained, allegedly for refusing to leave the basketball court at his school in Yonkers, just outside New York City. --- ABC News --- November 30, 2012 (NEW YORK) http://is.gd/ugo6M2
Memphis Woman Gets 14 Years in Prison for Sex with Mentally Disabled Man in Her Care
A woman convicted of raping a mentally disabled man a judge described as "a 33-year-old child" was sentenced to 14 years in prison Friday. Tawana Rochelle Jones was a $9-per-hour caregiver ... --- Memphis Commercial Appeal --- November 30, 2012 (TENNESSEE) http://is.gd/HEYvyi
Padded Isolation Booth Used to Confine Special Needs Students
Some parents of students at a Longview school said they are horrified after learning that special needs children were confined to an isolation booth, a padded closet with no windows, a Plexiglass roof and two small peepholes. --- KIRO Seattle --- November 29, 2012 (WASHINGTON) http://is.gd/hr7THS
CA Police Allegedly Covered Up Serial Rape At Facilities For The Disabled
California police tasked with protecting developmentally disabled patients turned a blind eye to a pattern of sexual assault by their caregivers, according to an investigation by the independent journalism group California Watch. While there were 36 accusations of sexual abuse at state-run facilities for the disabled in the past four years, the Office of Protective Services - the specialized police force in charge of the facilities - routinely failed to take the basic steps necessary for a real investigation into the allegations. Most notably, they did not order a single rape kit in any one of the cases in question, even though the kits are "widely regarded as the best way to find evidence of sexual abuse:" CALIFORNIA (Sonoma), Think Progress, November 29, 2012
NJ Troopers Beating of Mentally Disabled Man Shows Dire Need for Training ...
Last June, The Star-Ledger published a leaked video of New Jersey State Police troopers beating a mentally disabled man after a traffic stop. Top brass in the State Police and Attorney General's Office condemned the beating, calling it an "unreasonable" use of force.--- NJ.com --- November 23, 2012 (NEW JERSEY) http://is.gd/SMYS4N
Report: Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids
Advocates say barriers and bias still surround adults with disabilities, especially surrounding parenting rights. A Kansas City, Mo., couple had their daughter taken into custody by the state two days after her birth because both parents were blind. A Chicago mother, because she is quadriplegic, endured an 18-month legal battle to keep custody of her young son. A California woman paid an advance fee to an adoption agency, then was told she might be unfit to adopt because she has cerebral palsy. NATIONAL, USA Today, November 26, 2012
Couple Charged with Abusing 3 Vulnerable Adults
A Tucson couple was arrested Tuesday on felony charges alleging they physically abused three vulnerable adults who were living with them. An investigation revealed that two mentally challenged people were forced to spend their days outside, regardless of the weather. They were not allowed to eat inside the home or use the bathroom facilities. They were permitted only to sleep. ARIZONA (Tucson), AZ Star Net, November 22, 2012
Woman admits stealing money from DuPage group home residents
A woman from southwest suburban Justice admitted Thursday that she stole almost $9,000 from the residents of the group home where she worked. She could face up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a count of financial exploitation of a disabled person. ILLINOIS (Chicago), Chicago Tribune, November 15, 2012
Trial set for caretaker who allegedly stole from disabled adults
A woman could face trial early next month for allegedly stealing money from disabled people she was hired to serve. Authorities charged her with ongoing criminal conduct; second-degree fraudulent practices; second-degree theft and two counts of dependent adult abuse. Each charge is a felony. IOWA (Independence), WCF Courier, November 16, 2012
Ludlow woman faces more charges in abuse case
A Ludlow woman who has been accused, along with her husband, of systematically abusing their children and several vulnerable adults whom she allegedly lured from out of state to live with her at the couple's trailer in Ludlow is now facing a total of 51 separate criminal charges. VERMONT (White River Junction), Rutland Herald, November 17, 2012
