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Disability Justice

WebThe Disability Justice Resource Center is an online resource dedicated to protecting the rights of people with developmental disabilities. Included are video interviews, court …

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Abuse and Exploitation of People with Developmental Disabilities

WebAbuse and exploitation are constant dangers for people with developmental disabilities. In fact, they are four to ten times more likely to be abused than their peers without disabilities.

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Wyatt v. Stickney

WebIn Wyatt v. Stickney, 325 F.Supp. 781 (M.D. Ala. 1971), a federal court in Alabama held for the first time that people who are involuntarily committed to state institutions because of …

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Basic Legal Rights

WebOnly in the past couple of decades have the Courts begun to recognize that discriminatory treatment of people with disabilities can raise some significant constitutional issues. This …

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Verbal and Psychological Abuse

WebVerbal and psychological abuse can include yelling and name-calling, and direct threats of physical harm, as a way of instilling fear or gaining power.

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Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital

WebHalderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital. The Beginnings of the Pennhurst Case. The abusive, inhumane living conditions of the residents with developmental disabilities …

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Update on EPSDT Litigation Trends

WebThis Issue Brief provides an overview to the Medicaid Act’s Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit. It then gives a brief history of litigation filed …

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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with …

WebThe UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities is the first comprehensive international treaty that specifically protects the human rights of people with disabilities.

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Working with People with Developmental Disabilities

WebPractical advice from experts and resources on working with people with disabilities, including a video library, and how to get involved.

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Working with People with Disabilities as Wards in Guardianship

WebProf. Jennifer L. Wright: The “Parens Patriae” Doctrine provides justification for the State to establish guardianships to protect people with disabilities, when necessary.

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Suits Involving the Cambridge State Hospital

WebThe saga of the treatment of people at the Cambridge State Hospital in MN demonstrates the progress in raising the standards of treatment in institutional settings, and how much …

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Welsch v. Likins

WebWelsch v. Likins. In August 1972, six people who were residents of six different Minnesota state hospitals, due to their developmental disabilities, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District …

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The Closing of Willowbrook

WebA watershed case in the evolution of the legal rights of people with disabilities to live in dignity arose out of public awareness of the horrific conditions under which children and …

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I Know My Rights: Self Advocates Share Their Perspectives

WebThe movement brought people with developmental disabilities together to fight for their rights, including the right to be treated with dignity, to make their own decisions, to speak …

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Criminal Victimization of Persons with Disabilities

WebStatistics relating to the criminal victimization of persons with disabilities are staggering. One in five persons in America has a mental or physical impairment, and for …

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United States' Findings Letter to Govenor Deal and Attorney …

WebThe State created the GNETS Program in 1970. The first GNETS Program location was a single educational center in Athens, Georgia that provided therapeutic and educational …

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

WebJodi Harpstead, in her Capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services,

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Norma Kelly for Bazelon Center 818-395-1342 / …

WebATLANTA, GA (Oct. 11, 2017) – Today, parents of children with disabilities, the Georgia Advocacy Office, the Center for Public Representation, the Bazelon Center for Mental …

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WHAT: Class action lawsuit filed against the State of Georgia …

WebWHAT: Class action lawsuit filed against the State of Georgia for discriminating against thousands of public school students with disabilities by providing them with a separate …

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City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc., 473 U.S. 432 (1985)

WebThe U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the requirement imposed by the City of Cleburne, Texas, that the operator of a proposed group home for 13 men and women with …

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