TOKYO (AP) — In a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court ordered the government Wednesday to pay suitable compensation to about a dozen victims who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law that was designed to eliminate offspring of people with disabilities. An estimated 25,000 people were sterilized between the 1950s and 1970s without […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed he would not fix the state’s budget deficit by taking away health insurance from low-income adults living in the country without legal permission, calling the state’s policy “something I believe in.” But Newsom would eliminate an important health benefit for some low-income immigrants with disabilities, angering […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — After months of negotiations, lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to eliminate the sub minimum wage for disabled worker. “Years of education, years of advocacy, years of research, years of planning, I think has culminated into this moment.” The bill is heading to the House Floor. It would get rid […]
The block around the Governor’s Mansion was deserted around 9:30 p.m., apart from the half-dozen protesters who peeled off from the rest of the group at Lavaca Street. A few had flashlights. Three were in wheelchairs. Everyone assumed Gov. Greg Abbott was home for the night, tucked behind the white brick walls and black iron […]
Exposing unacceptable barriers to disability services in Oklahoma The disability status report conducted by Cornell University showed the prevalence of disability in Oklahoma was a staggering 16.1% of individuals of all ages, which means that out of 3,880,800 individuals, 625,800 are affected. It’s inconceivable that the process of obtaining federal disability benefits and services in […]
May 9—WILKES-BARRE — More than a year after being charged with neglecting to care for her disabled son and reckless burning, a trial for Linasheri D’Onofrio is no where near to be scheduled. Attorneys Sidney D. May and Ellen Granahan recently entered their appearance to defend D’Onofrio, 56, replacing Attorney Max C. Lubin. A status […]
While the Israeli army is advancing into the southern Gaza Stip city of Rafah, it is still unclear how the most vulnerable people in the densely populated area can be brought to safety, the Red Cross says. “Questions such as how to safely transport the disabled, the elderly, and the sick, and where such a […]
A woman has been arrested in southern India for allegedly throwing her disabled six-year-old son into a canal infested with crocodiles after an argument with her husband, police said. The dismembered body of the boy, who had hearing and speech impairments, was recovered from the canal in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state on […]
It’s extremely embarrassing that we still allow our disabled children to be spanked, hit and paddled at school. No child should have to deal with that, but it’s truly terrible that we can’t even agree to spare some of our most vulnerable children. Yet, for a second year in a row, our lawmakers are spending […]
A man who is disabled from a traumatic brain injury was badly beaten by two California police officers, leading to a brain hemorrhage that caused him to have several strokes, according to a newly settled federal lawsuit. Sorrell Shiflett was walking around San Leandro looking for a friend’s home with his cousin before he was […]
Apr. 20—ALBANY — In New York state, it is legal to pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage in programs once known as “sheltered workshops,” but the system is slowly being phased out, and it’s facing criticism from some elected officials who want to see sub-minimum wage pay completely eliminated. For years, officials with […]