People with intellectual disabilities died and were injured at Pa. group homes. Regulators are taking action. This article was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on May 12, 2025 by: Harold Brubaker Inperium is the Reading nonprofit that acquired Philadelphia's Resources…
by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA | April 2, 2025 HARRISBURG — The Shapiro administration last year stopped collecting information on why older adults in Pennsylvania die during open abuse and neglect investigations and no longer examines whether delays or other investigative failures…
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 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…
Story by: Jennifer Rodriguez (this story originally appeared in the Kansas City Star)
*Trigger warning – this article discusses abuse and may be upsetting to some readers.*
The mother of an 8-year-old boy is suing a Pennsylvania school district after she says her son was abused, belittled and intimidated by staff at his elementary school.
The boy was attending Nicely Elementary School in Greensburg, according to a federal lawsuit filed Jan. 13.
The Greensburg Salem School District declined to comment on the case due to pending litigation.
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…
Police: Parents charged after Montgomery County man with cerebral palsy starved to death This article originally appeared on nbcphiladelphia.com, 12/31/2024 Law enforcement officials in Montgomery County have charged the parents -- along with a caregiver -- of a 21-year-old man,…
Behavioral health employee accused of assaulting teen who spit in his face, police say. (this originally appeared on northpennnow.com, Monday, 1/6/2025) A staff member at Foundations Behavioral Health in New Britain Borough has been charged with felony counts of strangulation…
https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/taking-action/case-update-philadelphia-mans-caregivers-his-mother-and-sister-jailed-for-neglect-that-caused-critical-care-hospitalization/
written by: Nicole Ford originally appeared on 2 care workers accused of assaulting teenager with special needs – WPXI ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Imagine putting your special needs child in a care home to help. That’s just what Andrew Erickson…
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