Explaining the Impact of the Federal Funding Pause on People with Disabilities
This originally appeared on the AAPD website by: Jess Davidson Note: This resource is based on a rapidly evolving situation and will be updated as we receive more information. UPDATE: On the afternoon of January 29, it was reported that…
enVision New Possibilities – New Outreach
envision New Possibilities is now doing a different kind of Outreach called “Playdates.” Through this innovative approach we are capturing many of the families that we were once missing. It is not only reaching a new and different group…
Secretary Buttigieg Announces Sweeping Protections for Airline Passengers with Disabilities
Monday, December 16, 2024 (this originally appeared on www.transportation.gov) Newly released final rule is the biggest expansion of rights for passengers with disabilities in a generation Earlier this year, DOT issued a record-breaking penalty against American Airlines for unsafe and undignified treatment of…
Abuse and neglect investigations of aging Pennsylvanians are woefully slow. The results can be devastating.
by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA https://www.spotlightpa.org Christiana Blake’s fever had been raging for days. On that day in early April last year, a doctor who examined her at an outpatient center became concerned that a family member was refusing…
Support Governor Shapiro’s Budget Proposal To End the Waiting List
Join the Movement: Support Governor Shapiro's Budget to Stop the Wait! Make Your Voice Count - Call Legislators Today! Join us in supporting Governor Josh Shapiro's groundbreaking vision for Disability Services in PA! His 2024-25 budget plan is a game-changer…
Children with disabilities are nearly four times more likely to be physically abused or neglected and more than three times more likely to be sexually abused when compared to children without disabilities.
Originally published by NALA, The Paralegal Association The odds of abuse are increased when an individual with special needs is placed in a group home or other communal environment. Group homes are facilities that typically provide 24-hour care to individuals…
Advocates demand cameras in homes for developmentally disabled adults to reduce abuse
Article By Dana DiFilipo originally published on December 22nd , 2022 on https://newjerseymonitor.com/ When 33-year-old Nick Aquilino, who is severely autistic and completely nonverbal, suffered a broken finger in July 2021, he couldn’t say what happened — and no one…
NJ doctor who fathered impaired patient’s son has license revoked
Article By Kyw Staff originally published on August 10, 2023, on KYW News Radio A North Jersey doctor had his license revoked for sexual misconduct. He had a sexual relationship with an impaired patient resulting in a child born in 1986…
Man’s sister and mother charged with neglecting him while they were his full-time caregivers
Article By Kyw Staff originally published on August 10, 2023, on KYW News Radio Two Philadelphia women are accused of neglecting the man in their care, who is quadriplegic.