Video captures nursing aide slapping 92-year-old patient in Darby, Pa.
A local nurse's aide is now behind bars after she was caught on camera slapping a 92-year-old nursing home resident across the face. This is an article from Newsbreak.com
Grand jury indicts 2 former Beaver County care facility employees on hate crime charges
In Pittsburgh, U.S. Attorney Cindy Chung and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced a grand jury indictment alleging federal hate crimes against two former employees of a Beaver County care facility. Zachary Dinell, 28, and Tyler Smith, 31, allegedly targeted…
Devereux Employee, Upper Darby Man Guilty of Endangering Welfare of Non-verbal Victim
WEST CHESTER, PA — A jury found 29-year-old Major Yancy of Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania guilty this week of neglect of a care-dependent person for physically assaulting an 18-year-old non-verbal client at Devereux in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, in November…
Philadelphia Woman Who Worked With Autistic Children Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
Tayanna Bowman a 25 year old woman, resident of Philadelphia, PA, pleaded guilty to distribution and attempted distribution of child pornography while employed as a behavioral health technician at ChanceLight Autism Services.
Sex abuse against people with disabilities is widespread — and hard to uncover
People with developmental disabilities become victims of sexual assault at a rate seven times higher than those without disabilities, according to a Justice Department figured uncovered by a year-long NPR investigation. Judy Woodruff sits down with NPR’s Joseph Shapiro and…
When neglect of the disabled starts at the top, so should prosecution by Ronnie Polaneczky
Several stories regarding, neglect and gross incompetence at care facilities for people with disabilities and the lack of accountability.
Out in the Cold by Ronnie Polaneczky
No answers & little concern for how autistic woman wound up dead The concerning story about Christina Sankey and her death and disappearance
They Must Care for the Disabled by Ronnie Polaneczky
This article was originally posted in the Philadelphia Inquirer on April 16, 2019. It illustrates stories that highlight how important it is to care for and accommodate people with disabilities.
Punched. Stomped. Whipped. – Inquirer Article
A deep dive into a string of child abuse at Deveraux in Chester County. Twenty Chester County Devereux staffers allegedly harmed children — or kept quiet about the abuse — since 2018.
Abuse of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) and Autism (ASD)
Fact sheet developed by Vision for Equality's Voices Rising for Justice. It compiles information regarding Abuse of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism.