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Hammond community home workers sentenced for abusing disabled resident on video

HAMMOND — Two former employees of a Medicaid-funded community home in Hammond for people with disabilities pleaded guilty and were sentenced for abusing a resident and re...

Why Advocates Fear a Return to Disability Institutions

Federal moves on special education, civil commitment and disability rights have advocates warning of a shift back toward institutional care in the U.S

Deaf woman now feels 'safe' after years of abuse at hands of her relatives

Four of seven of the woman’s relatives have been convicted of abusing her following an eight-month trial.

Two women sentenced for abusing, recording disabled resident at Hammond community home

Two former employees of the Camellia Drive Community Home were sentenced for their roles in abusing a disabled resident, Attorney General Liz Murrill announced.

Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn

For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities.

The Kafala System Disables Workers. International Disability Law Can Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable

The story of a Kenyan domestic worker is one of 15 in the first UN communications challenging the Kafala system under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The...

Deaf woman now feels 'safe' after years of abuse at hands of male relatives

Four of seven of the woman's family members were convicted last month of a combined total of 13 counts of abusing her following an eight-month trial in the Central Criminal Court

Deaf and blind man seeks legal aid for discrimination case against HSE

Legislators Failing Disabled Americans Under Trump

Opinion piece on elected legislators failing to speak out against Trump administration policies that cut benefits and rights for disabled Americans

Louisiana caregiver sentenced for abusing vulnerable adult

ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) - A Rapides Parish caregiver has been convicted of abusing a vulnerable adult after a judge found he assaulted a patient at a facility for individuals with i...

Lawsuit Accuses ICE and Private Prison Contractors of Abusing a Disabled Detainee

On Monday, Ulises Peña López, represented by Disability Law United and Pangea Legal Services, sued the US government and private prison contractors GeoGroup and CoreCivic over his...

Family saw 'fear in eyes' of dementia patient being sexually abused by care worker

One patient was unable to speak while another's distress was dismissed by care home bosses

Letter: Push to institutions is no benefit to disabled

In 1999, the Supreme Court required the states to support disabled persons in the most integrated setting possible that’s appropriate to their needs (Olmstead v. L.C.). The Departm...

EU Asylum Pact Threatens Rights of People with Disabilities

Click to expand Image Ali, a 22-year-old Afghan asylum seeker with a disability, living...

How This Government Memo Harms People With Disabilities

On June 18th, 2026, the Department of Justice released a memo that affects people with disabilities. The memo, an opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel, argues that states don’t...

Sexual Abuse in Foster Care: When DCFS Fails to Protect Youth 

Teens and children in foster care and group home settings deserve safety, protection, and adequate care. When a child enters foster care, the state is responsible for making sure t...

Barriers to supports for vulnerable survivors - charity

Rape Crisis Ireland has said survivors who are especially vulnerable, such as those with a disability, face particular challenges to disclosure, reporting, and accessing support.

Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn

For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Tru...

Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn

For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Tru...

Silenced voices: Imo school for the deaf where students battle neglect, rape

Explore the tragic reality of Imo State Secondary School for the Deaf, where students face neglect, insecurity, and alleged rape amidst crumbling infrastru Read More: https://punc...

Letters- Child abuse is the sad legacy of a nation that has treated people as less than human

Letters- Child abuse is the sad legacy of a nation that has treated people as less than human

I Have A Question For You.

It is just a simple question... "Where have we seen this before?"Trump’s actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warnby: ANNIE MA, Assoc...

Four men convicted of sexually abusing deaf relative

Four men have been convicted of sexually abusing their deaf relative following the longest criminal trial in the history of the State.

Syrian Government Pledges Protection for Children with Disabilities

Click to expand Image A girl walks to school at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) ca...