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    2/28/08 [AZ] One mom's struggle to keep her son alive in the state's care highlights the challenges of supporting the developmentally disabled

    2/26/08 [CA] Crossbow killing: Grass Valley man deemed incompetent to stand trial

    2/24/08 [WI] Day care dilemma: Few facilities can handle disabled kids

    2/23/08 [FL] Inmate Procedures Reviewed

    2/23/08 [TX] Advocates, families urge reform of Texas' facilities for mentally disabled

    2/20/08 [CA] Hundreds of Disabled and Seniors at Capitol to Protest California Budget Cuts to Life Sustaining Services and Income

    2/20/08 [LA] A look at the victims of Hurricane Katrina

    2/18/08 [WI] State to Spot-Check Polls for Accessibility

    2/18/08 [TN] Few Tenn. teachers have autism training

    2/18/08 [UT] Services to Utah's disabled are stuck in slow motion

    2/16/08 [UT] Disabled who wait for Utah aid may see help with Legislature funding

    2/17/08 [DC] Death at St. Elizabeths

    2/7/08 [DC] Progress at DC Hospital is Limited, Report Says
    1/9/08 [DC] Report Faults St. E's for 'Needless' Suffering 1/9/08 [DC] Report: St. Elizabeths patients in peril
    1/9/08 [DC] Our Morning Roundup

    2/16/08 [NJ] Psychiatric patients are getting a plan to end discharge delay

    2/15/08 [NJ] Plan to cut number of hopitalized psych patients

    2/16/08 [MP] NMC strengthens advocacy network through training

    2/08 [IL] Culver's BetterBergers Reaches Out to Disabled Patrons

    2/8/08 [RI] Cranston board weighs voting rights of killer

    2/7/08 [NMI] NMC, regents urged to take action on placement test concerns

    2/6/08 Eliminating Tobacco Use in Mental Health Facilities: Patients' Rights, Public Health, and Policy Issues

    2/3/08 [TX] Mentally ill people's care falling to jails, emergency rooms in Austin

    2/2/08 [MA] Prisoners in their mind and bodies

    1/30/08 [AZ] Experts help clarify laws, social services for special-need teens

    1/30/08 [CT] Main Street developer sues town

    1/29/08 [MA] Super turnout expected on Super Tuesday

    1/17/08 [OR] Feds slam state hospital safety

    1/17/08 [OR] Federal Report Rips Oregon State Hospital

    1/16/08 [MD] State to shutter home for disabled

    1/15/08 [MD] Troubled facility for developmentally disabled closing
    10/11/07 [MD] Coalition persists on closure of Rosewood
    9/14/07 [MD] State health center faulted
    9/14/07 [MD] Problems at Md. Center for Disabled
    2/21/07 [MD] Hospital for Severely Disabled May be Closing
    2/16/07 [MD] Rosewood's Potential Closing Opens Questions
    2/2/07 [MD] Disabled Center's Closure Debated
    2/2/07 [MD] Rosewood's Revocation
    2/1/07 [MD] Rosewood warned of funding cutoff

    1/15/08 [IL] Group pushes voting rights for mentally impaired

    1/15/08 Novick touts differences that voters can see

    1/15/08 [OR] Advocacy group accuses Washington County sheriff of inflaming community

    1/15/08 [WA] Judge Dismisses Access Suit Against Bremerton School District

    1/15/08 [NH] Blind voters: We were slighted

    1/15/08 [GA] Mental patient neglect alleged

    1/15/08 [UT] Extra funds should go to disabled

    1/12/08 [TX] Families facing tough choice to place disabled relatives in institutions

    1/7/08 [NH] Catching a lift to the polls: Rides to voting locations available for seniors, disabled residents

    1/7/08 [UT] Bush puts Utahn on Access Board

    12/18/07 [UT] White House picks Utah attorney for federal board

    1/6/08 Maryland Legal Services Corporation 25th anniversary

    12/30/07 [RI] Court: Agency client evaluations can't be done off the record

    12/29/07 [VT] Settlement sealed in lawsuit against state

    12/29/07 [OR] Cornelius residents warned of neighbors

    12/27/07 [NH] State dragged feet on Medicaid decision

    12/22/07 [OR] Jasper Mountain hit with suit over injuries

    12/21/07 [OH] Fairfield Center's closure sought

    12/18/07 [DE] Panel members ask to delay final report

    12/15/07 [DE] Panel's report urges 85 changes
    12/11/07 [DE] New leaders called for at state hospital
    12/5/07 [DE] Patient death at state hospital unreported to two agencies
    11/16/07 [DE] DPC task force looks to others for help
    11/10/07 [DE] Feds tackle complaints of abuse at Delaware Psychiatric Center
    11/7/07 [DE] Psychiatric center needs to rethink practices, Legal Aid Society suggests

    12/18/07 [PA] Battle lost against creek's 'offensive' name

    12/17/07 [GA] Vouchers for disabled students popular but limited

    12/17/07 [NC] Safety in the system

    12/13/07 [MT] Juvenile department official resigns after abusing youth under care

    12/13/07 [MT] Detention director tied to child abuse
    12/12/07
    [MT] Judge unseals Swan Valley report
    12/12/07
    [MT] Group pushes to open report on youth ranch amid abuse allegations
    12/11/07
    [MT] Md. Juvenile Center Head's Past Probed
    12/5/07
    [MT] The Colonel: New details on report alleging child abuse by new head of Maryland's Victor Cullen Academy

    12/12/07 [MA] Patrick aide spurns prison policy change

    12/12/07 [MD] Board backs team tryouts for disabled students

    12/10/07 [MA] Prison, the new madhouse

    12/10/07 [MA] UMass finds gap between studies, real life
    12/10/07 [MA] Left in uncertain hands, a haunted life ends tragically

    12/9/07 [NV] State's failure leaves families awaiting help

    12/9/07 [NH] Gloves off in fight for highway funds

    12/9/07 [MD] Son's mental state may have improved

    12/9/07 [NC] Hospital did not report 4 deaths

    12/6/07 [NC] Feds question patients' safety

    12/6/07 [MI] Mattawan school agrees it didn't offer enough disability-rights information

    12/5/07 [NE] Advocacy group cites abuse, neglect at Beatrice center

    12/5/07 [NE] NAS report blasts State of Nebraska

    12/4/07 [OR] Patient dies after being restrained

    12/4/07 [UT] Disability Law Center Holds Public Hearings

    12/4/07 [TX] Joshua Tate and Zach Anner hope their film inspires Texans

    12/4/07 [ME] Augusta-based agency wins $82,000 grant

    12/1/07 [MD] Man Nearly Dies from Wrong Medication at Rosewood

    11/30/07 [NE] Beatrice Developmental Center to hold fewer people

    11/29/07 [WA] Bremerton Disabled-Student Relocation Plan, Court Hearing Postponed

    11/23/07 [WA] WA advocacy group files suit in disabled education dispute
    11/22/07 [WA] Group files lawsuit for disabled students
    11/21/07 [WA] Disabled advocates sue state over plans to educate teens at Bremerton institution
    11/21/07 [WA] Disability Group Fighting For Kids in Lawsuit Against Bremerton Schools, State

    11/29/07 [KY] Oakwood review 'is huge'

    11/28/07 [MP] NMPASI: Police officer ignored complaint about illegal parking

    11/26/07 [MP] Amendments to handicap parking law pushed

    11/27/07 Parents of Disabled Students Push for Separate Classes

    11/27/07 [UT] Suit against Highland dismissed

    11/25/07 [NV] Lack of interpreters...leads to a lack of learning

    11/21/07 [OR] Cooking up a turkey of a deal

    11/16/07 [OR] Milwaukie prevents purchase of home for mentally ill criminals

    11/16/07 [TX] TYC pepper spray case to court

    11/16/07 [LA] Election Hotline for People with Disabilities

    11/16/07 [TX] 'Forgotten Lives'

    11/15/07 [VT] Shackles case prompts policy change

    11/13/07 [MA] Medicaid cuts could cost Mass. $100m

    11/5/07 [NV] Disability - Legally Speaking

    11/7/07 [MA] West End debates planned pedestrian bridge

    11/6/07 [NV] Advocacy center a voice for the disabled

    11/4/07 [OR] Asylum's gone, but not abuse

    11/1/07 [TX] Neglect reported at group homes for mentally retarded

    11/1/07 [PA] Access still limited, a decade later in Millvale

    11/1/07 LTE: Disabled deserve inclusion

    10/31/07 [FL] Opinions vary on use of timeout rooms

    10/31/07 [FL] School's use of 'timeout rooms' prompts complaint

    10/30/07 [MD] Students, child advocates, leaders divided on high school exit exams

    10/28/07 [AL] Attorney says city not in compliance with disability law

    10/27/07 [NY] Disabilities Fight Grows as Taxes Pay for Tuition

    10/26/07 [LA] HUD grants to help fight housing discrimination

    10/26/07 [WA] Facility's problems ran deeper

    10/26/07 [WA] Report: 10 Rainier School workers fired, suspended since 2004

    10/26/07 [OR] Judge gives man choice of stint on jury or in jail

    10/25/07 [NativeAm] Disabled advocates highlight victims, vets

    10/22/07 [MD] Special ed is drawn into exam debate

    10/16/07 [MA] City silences crossing signals for the blind

    10/14/07 [NH] Special Ed parents lobby for their rights

    10/13/07 [MN] Forum looks at implications of stem cell research

    10/13/07 [WI] Families, state kept in dark; Deaths at Winnebago Mental Helath Institute went unreported, despite questionable circumstances

    10/11/07 [UT] Mom wants to know why suicidal daughter wasn't monitored at prison

    10/11/07 [MP] NMPASI probes Peter's alleged mistreatment

    10/10/07 [MD] Opening the 'Doors'

    10/9/07 [TX] Horton: Consolidating state schools would protect residents' rights and save money

    10/9/07 [MA] OP-ED: Shocks inefficient and immoral

    10/9/07 [IL] Law to help families in committing mentally ill

    10/8/07 [IL] Advocates hail new committal legislation

    10/8/07 [CA] Mayor closes law practice for new job

    10/7/07 [WI] Special school or segregation?

    10/6/07 [OR] ADA compliance: Cost is in the details

    10/5/07 [DC] Rhee tells staff to stop referring kids to Pa. school under inquiry

    10/2/07 Special education funding on trial before Supreme Court

    10/1/07 Supreme Court to hear receipt of services case; Parents, officials face off over private placements

    10/1/07 [HI] Hawaii housing bias may be underreported

    10/1/07 [OR] Isolation rate counters trend

    9/28/07 Shock to the System

    9/28/07 [MD] Restroom access case is costly to SSA

    9/28/07 [AK] Fate of mental health program to be announced - eventually

    9/27/07 [IL] Drivers with Disabilities Paralyzed at the Pump

    9/26/07 [IL] Howe is in for a change

    9/20/07 [NC] Legal center urges Brown be released

    9/20/07 [NC] Freedom urged for retarded man

    9/19/07 [AR] Advocates urge reform of state's juvenile justice system

    9/19/07 [AR] Youth lockup wrong for 100, consultants say
    9/18/07 [AR] Independent report calls for closing Ark. youth lockup

    9/19/07 [DE] Federal judge orders state to accommodate disabled woman

    9/19/07 [LA] Advocacy group sues bus service

    9/18/07 [OR] Ruling brings Van Duyn case to a close

    9/18/07 [MD] Mental Health, Gun Rights Groups Worry About Impact of New Gun-Buying Rules

    9/18/07 [CA] Patton remebers forgotten dead

    9/17/07 [IL] Mental facility aims to recertify

    9/16/07 [WI] Sex case points up 'deal' not to prosecute

    9/14/07 [TX] Groups file lawsuit targeting Texas Youth Commission's use of pepper spray

    9/12/07 [WI] MPS resists special ed ruling

    9/12/07 [WI] Magistrate: MPS Failed to Provide Special Ed
    9/11/07 [WI] MPS loses special ed lawsuit

    9/12/07 [DE] Attorney says incidents swept under rug

    9/12/07 [MD] Supply of special education teachers failing

    9/6/07 [MD] State schools still run short on special-ed teachers

    9/12/07 [VT] Committee hears of mental illness in prisons

    9/12/07 [PA] Runaways worrying Ephrata, Akron

    9/12/07 [NJ] NJ psychiatric hospital escapee captured

    9/11/07 [DE] Panel holds second public hearing into troubled mental hospital

    9/10/07 [AZ] Tucson won't use voting machines for disabled

    9/8/07 [MN] She was ready to say 'I do.' County replied, 'Your can't.'

    9/8/07 [VT] Police records show how and when cops used Tasers

    9/6/07 [WI] Mental hospital safety questioned

    9/3/07 [WI] Deaths, rape at hospital
    9/3/07 [WI] Reports Critical of Mental Health Institute
    9/1/07 [WI] Winnebago cited for 3 deaths, rape
    8/28/07 [WI] Assaults jump at facility for mentally ill

    9/5/07 [KY] Disabled helped to stay at home

    9/5/07 [MD] Baby death spotlights services to disabled

    9/2/07 [MT] 2007 session did a lot of good

    9/07 [CA] Interview with Andrew Mudryk, Director of Litigation for Southern California for Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (PAI) [video with audio]

    8/31/07 [CA] Sticker shock at Laguna Honda

    8/28/07 [CA] Evolution of City's Oldest Nursing Home Continues
    8/26/07 [CA] Debate over Laguna Honda Plan Still Not Settled

    8/30/07 [IL] 11 dead. Anybody watching?

    8/23/07 [IL] 5 disabled nursing home patients sue state over care

    8/27/07 [TX] Out of sight, mind and luck in Texas state schools

    8/27/07 [UT] New degree offered

    8/26/07 [MD] Back to school [with a lawyer]

    8/23/07 [DE] Document shredding concerns lawmaker

    8/21/07 [RI] Cranston drops insane pair from voter list

    8/21/07 [RI] Cranston board denies two convicts voting rights

    8/19/07 [CT] Patient's suicide to be investigated

    8/17/07 [CT] State To Probe Suicide At CVH
    8/17/07 [CT] State to investigate mental hospital suicide
    8/17/07 [CT] State to investigate mental hospital suicide

    8/18/07 [MD] 756 to share $1 million in housing settlement

    8/17/07 [WV] Investigation finds neglect in death at Nitro shelter

    8/17/07 [UT] Russians in Utah to weigh disability issues

    8/17/07 [IL] Feds probe Howe Developmental Center

    8/16/07 [IL] U.S. probes care center for disabled

    8/16/07 [MP] Seven named to Sexually Violent Predator Board

    8/15/07 [KY] Monitor sees gains at Oakwood under its new operator

    8/14/07 [AZ] Touchscreen Voting Machines Won't Be Part of City Elections

    8/14/07 [MD] Insanity defense muddles case

    8/14/07 [UT] Disability group hires specialist for southern Utah

    8/14/07 [AR] Handicapped parking spot loiterers targeted in Ark AG's opinion

    8/13/07 [MO] A duty denied

    8/13/07 [UT] Qwest Foundation Aids Disability Law Center with $7,500 Donation

    8/11/07 [AR] State youth unit details changes

    8/9/07 [UT] Medicaid rule change means outdoor-designed wheelchairs may not be covered

    8/8/07 ADA Restoration Act of 2007

    8/3/07 [ME] NY Lawyers' Pro Bono Effort Results in Reformed Mental Health Laws

    8/1/07 [UT] Congress Aims to Restore Anti-Discrimination Act

    8/1/07 [LA] New Orleans charities awarded $100,000

    7/31/07 [KS] Group sees disability crisis; says Kansas has worst backlog

    7/30/07 [ME] One compromise points way to others

    7/29/07 [MI] GEO Group's facilities were shuttered in Louisiana, Michigan

    7/27/07 [DE] Scope of abuse probe intensifies

    7/26/07 [VT] Brattleboro police chief to investigate Tasering

    7/26/07 [DC] Youth Hospital Faulted for Abuse

    7/26/07 [DC] Hospital Accused of Abusing Youth

    7/26/07 [WI] Cruel & unusual medicine: Prison doctor's practices revealed

    7/26/07 [WI] Officials investigating complaints of abuse, neglect at Sauk County Jail

    7/26/07 [WI] Inmate seeks treatment

    7/25/07 [PA] Disabled celebrate the anniversary of landmark law

    7/25/07 [TX] Critics of schools for mentally retarded say system needs help

    7/25/07 [IL] Mental health bill seen as stigmatizing; activists vow fight

    7/24/07 [KY] Oakwood fires 4 after latest citation

    7/23/07 [TX] Reports detail abuse at Texas facilities

    7/20/07 [AZ] CPS e-mails raise new questions in handling of 2 young siblings

    7/19/07 [MA] Keep Mentally Ill out of Solitary Confinement

    7/17/07 [MS] Mississippi sued in Federal court over child abuse

     Teenage girls sue to halt prison abuse

    7/17/07 [RI] Compensation for crime limits lifted

    7/14/07 [UT] Provo youth facility sued

    7/12/07 [UT] Suit targets Discovery Academy

    7/12/07 [CA] Baca seeks authority to order home detention

    7/12/07 [CA] Democratic Health Bill Passes Senate Committee After Lengthy Debate: Stage Being Set for Negotiations with Governor Schwarzenegger

    7/12/07 [AK] State bar chief touts pro bono

    7/10/07 [UT] Ground broken for new Highland City Hall

    7/10/07 [UT] Highland breaks ground for $7.9M city hall
    7/7/07 [UT] Highland set to break ground on City Hall

    7/9/07 When Discipline Starts a Fight

    7/8/07 [OR] Prison suicides linked to isolation

    7/7/07 [WI] Inmate seeks treatment

    7/6/07 [WV] West Virginia Advocate Elected to National Disability Rights Network Board

    7/6/07 [CT] Neglect Found In Eight DMR Deaths

    7/6/07 [CT] No 'Smoking Gun' Found In Dept. Of Mental Retardation Report
    7/5/07 [CT] Report: Neglect occurred in deaths of 8 mentally retarded people
    7/5/07 [CT] Panel: Eight Disabled Deaths Involved Neglect

    7/6/07 Advocates for Students with Disabilities Balk at Proposed NCLB Changes

    7/5/07 [NJ] Coping with mental Illness: Help is Here

    7/5/07 [RI] Court limits bias suits

    7/5/07 [CA] Advocacy group plans probe of Riverside County mental-health facility

    7/2/07 [DE] Agreement reached in death of mentally ill man; suit dropped

    6/30/07 [KY] Citation Oakwood's second in June

    6/28/07 [NJ] State sued on special ed student separation

    6/28/07 [NJ] N.J. sued by advocates for disabled students

    6/27/07 [KS] Disability Rights Center marks three decades

    6/24/07 An inspiration - Keller festival attracts people from all over the world festival attracts people from all over the world

    6/21/07 [ME] Community Correctional Alternatives target of probes

    6/19/07 [RI] States Face Decisions on Who is Mentally Fit to Vote

    6/18/07 [MI] Report urges changes in treatment of mentally ill

    6/17/07 [MI] Jailed mentally ill have nowhere to turn, report finds

    6/16/07 [NC] Study: Mentally ill pressure jails

    6/13/07 [TN] School System Defends Use of Secure Rooms

    6/10/07 [HI] Disabled access in works at YMCA

    6/9/07 [AR] Education Officials Find Schooling Problems at Youth Lockup

    6/7/07 [TN] Parents Pull Children Out of Center Under Invvestigation

    6/5/07 [LA] Charitable organizations to be awarded $100,000

    6/3/07 [DC] Group Home Provider, City Sued Over Fatality

    5/31/07 [CA] Disabled access in schools faulted

    5/31/07 [NH] Judge hears testimony in accessibility case

    5/30/07 Ex-inmate files suit over false leg

    5/30/07 [CA] Patient death spurs probes, lawsuit

    5/30/07 [WA] Year in Review: Procedures found illegal

    5/16/07 [WA] "Ashley treatment" illegal, says report
    5/12/07 [WA] New twist in Ashley tale step forward for disabled
    5/11/07 [WA] Doctors who kept girl small broke law
    5/10/07 [WA] Hospital broke state law
    5/9/07
    [WA] Seattle hospital admits breaking law in giving girl hysterectomy
    5/8/07 [WA] Removal of Girl's Uterus in 'Ashley Treatment' Breaks State Law
    5/8/07 [WA] Seattle hospital admits breaking law in giving girl hysterectomy
    5/8/07 [WA] Report: 'Pillow angel' surgery broke law
    5/8/07 [WA] Doctors needed court order to keep Ashley small
    5/8/07 [WA] Children's Hospital Broke Law in Treating Stunted Girl
    5/8/07 [WA] Hospital broke law in treating stunted girl
    5/8/07 [WA] Children's Hospital says it should have gone to court in case of disabled 6-year-old
    5/8/07 [WA] New Policy At Seattle's Children's Hospital

    5/28/07 [DC] Scores of Deaths in D.C. Group Homes

    5/27/07 [CA] Living on the outside

    5/26/07 [NM] Elderly and disabled stuck in nursing homes, advocates say

    5/24/07 [NM] Groups: State accused of ignoring law that funds home care
    5/24/07 [NM] Disability advocates say administration not adhering to 2006 law

    5/25/07 [CA] Supreme Court Ruling on Special Ed

    5/18/07 [UT] UTA gets the drift, alters plan on transit

    5/21/07 Disability Case Draws Praise of Advocates

    5/18/07 [MD] Paper voting records

    5/17/07 [MD] O'Malley Signs 164 Bills Into Law

    5/17/07 [OR] City of Bend agrees to bus-stop lawsuit settlement

    5/17/07 [ME] Lawmakers support mentally ill warning bill

    5/17/07 [ME] Revisions address privacy concerns

    5/15/07 [ME] Bill makes it harder for mentally ill to buy gun

    5/15/07 [MD] Wheelchair athlete loses bid

    5/15/07 [DC] Fixes offered for failing conditions at St. Elizabeths

    5/15/07 [DC] U.S., D.C. Reach Deal on St. E's
    5/15/07 [DC] D.C. promises improvements at mental hospital in settlement

    5/15/07 [PA] Disability advocates want creek's name changed

    5/14/07 [KY] Grant to help people leave nursing homes

    5/13/07 [MI] Closing 'not an option'

    5/12/07 [OR] Farm Home ever bouncing back

    5/10/07 [MD] Student fights for ability to score

    5/7/07 [SC] State testing gets tougher

    5/7/07 [SC] Special ed students face PACT challenge

    5/7/07 [SC] Suit seeks to open up agency for disabled

    5/7/07 [UT] Center needs support

    5/6/07 [ME] In stabbing's wake, mom fears clues were missed

    5/5/07 [LA] Disabled face FEMA trailer deadline

    5/4/07 [WV] Day shelter at fault, investigators find

    5/4/07 [OR] Couple challenges appeals court ruling in 5J schools suit

    5/3/07 [NJ] State ready to find disabled new homes

    5/3/07 [NH] Senators aim to end wait list in three years

    5/3/07 [NH] Stats suggest 'crisis in special education'

    5/1/07 [NH] Advocates make case for disabled students
    5/1/07 [NH] Dropout rate high among disabled

    5/1/07 [MA] Challenges for Prisons Chief

    5/1/07 [UT] UTA Plan Criticized by Advocates for Disabled

    4/22/07 [UT] UTA Plan Criticized by Advocates for Disabled
    4/21/07 [UT] Activists for disabled protest bus-pass plan

    4/30/07 [AZ] Panel wins records ruling on mentally ill

    4/29/07 [MA] Audit uncovers discrimination against disabled in Newton housing

    4/28/07 [DE] Legal aid society probes death

    4/27/07 [DE] Lawsuit seeks answers in possible neglect death

    4/26/07 [KS] Sex-offender restriction bill goes to Sebelius

    4/25/07 [DC] City asks judge to throw out hospital records in abuse suit

    4/24/07 [MD] Va. Tech Shooting Sparks Discussion of Va., Md. Commitment Laws

    4/23/07 State doesn't require details of discipline

    4/23/07 [IL] Rights & wrongs: Commuting for the disabled has gotten better, but not good enough

    4/21/07 [AR] Youth lockup fix failing, group says

    4/18/07 [IL] Virginia Tech Gunman Was A Ticking Time Bomb

    4/15/07 [DC] Week in Review: Changes Sought for St. Elizabeths

    4/10/07 [DC] St. E's Still Lacks Staff, Court is Told
    [DC] St. E's decried as 'dirty' and 'deadly'
    [DC] Group Alleges Staffing Shortages at Saint Elizabeth's

    4/12/07 [MD] Special-education tutoring to replace missed services

    4/9/07 Electric Boogaloo

    4/9/07 [ND] DD funding needs not being met

    4/8/07 [IL] Mental care reform eyed

    4/7/07 [SC] Suit targets agency for disabled people

    4/4/07 [MD] Disability insurance bill defeated

    3/31/07 [DC] Advocates Fault Psychiatric Facility's Care of Teen

    3/31/07 [MA] Inmate kills self as prison suicides continue

    3/15/07 [MA] Zero in on prison suicides
    3/13/07 [MA] Convicted murderer dies in prison; Man threw ex-girlfriend into river 11 years ago
    3/12/07 [MA] Inmate, 31, commits suicide in prison cell
    [MA] Convict commits suicide at jail
    3/9/07 [MA] Suit urges state to overhaul prisons
    [MA] Suit aimed at preventing inmate suicides
    3/8/07 [MA] Prisons violate rights of mentally ill inmates, lawsuit claims
    [MA] Suit: segregated units for mentally ill leads to suicide
    [MA] Lawsuit seeks to end segregation of mentally ill prisoners

    3/30/07 [WI] Appeal filed in Lakeland School lawsuit

    3/29/07 [IL] Howe too important to shutter

    3/9/07 [IL] Tinley care facility blasted
    3/8/07 [IL] Watchdogs: How is Howe still open?

    3/29/07 [MD] Fighting wheelchair athlete's suitis waste of time, money, energy

    3/29/07 [MN] Fragrance debate: A matter of scents and sensibility?

    3/30/07 [AZ] Jim Click receives plaudits for hiring the disabled

    3/29/07 [AZ] 3 Tucsonans to be honored for disability work

    3/28/07 [TX] State hospital worker accused of attacking patient

    3/28/07 [CA] It's settled

    3/27/07 [ME] Maine needs to invest in affordable housing

    3/23/07 Rowley's legacy lives on

    3/22/07 [AR] Arm broken, teen served ill by lockup, group says

    3/22/07 [AR] Legislators discuss youth lockup with facilitiy's management
    3/21/07 [AR] Advocacy group says another report of abuse went uninvestigated
    3/16/07 [AR] Report: Screams at youth lockup ignored
    Youth Claims Abuse, Tape Reveals Screams
    State Investigates Abuse Claims at Alexander Youth Center
    Youth wants employees punished

    3/21/07 [IL] Howe loses half of budget

    3/20/07 [CA] State investigates neighbor's yearslong protest of Norco group home

    3/20/07 [ME] Maine needs fund for brain injury

    3/20/07 [AZ] Groups force Az to give dialysis to migrants

    3/19/07 [AZ] Immigrant's access to dialysis assured by lawsuit settlement

    3/19/07 The Price of Disability

    3/18/07 [TX] Isle not a good fit for disabled

    3/18/07