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Search results for "handicap" ...
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Double Standard
The story investigates the alleged unfair treatment of individuals in an Indiana traffic court.
Tags: Beech Grove; traffic court; handicapped parking; parking; ticket
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Access Denied
When reviewing how well the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was fulfilling the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it failed to fulfill in many cases. Many stations are designated as fully accessible, but in reality lack many of the general necessities. These include, “broken doors, turnstiles and elevators, and lacking automatic doors, which make it fully accessible”. Furthermore, the CTA declined to discuss these problems, but one employee did answer some questions, which lacked any substantial feedback.
Tags: public transportation; violation; handicap; public transit system; wheelchair; commuters; disabled
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A Slippery Slope
The series examines a Boston sidewalk that has led to accessibility issues for people with disabilities.
Tags: construction; road maintenance; wheel chair; handicap; public property
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D.C. Government Investigations
The Legal Times series looks into the social and criminal justice problems in Washington. Some included findings that the U.S. Attorney's Office hid details about suspect drug buys by an informant during a major sting operation. Other atricles discuss the suicides of two mentally ill patients in a D.C. jail, and imprisonment of local inmated past their release dates.
Tags: group homes; retarded; handicapped; dry cleaner; Thomas Fitsum Alemayehu; Alicia Edwards; police; Melonie Nelson;
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Charity for Disabled Fraud
Billions of dollars are spent by the government each year in Medicaid subsidies to help people with severe disabilites to get jobs. Unfortunately there is no meaning to the jobs, and the government doesn't check on how poorly the money spent is working.
Tags: handicapped; set-aside contract; segregation; charity; charities; workshop
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Trapped in Despair
The Wilmington Housing Authority high-rises are flooded with drugs, prostitutes, and criminals. Among some of the residents are the elderly and handicapped who are at times afraid to leave their apartments. The elevators frequently break down, stranding residents that rely on them. The worst part is that the executive director, the mayor and the lawmakers know about the existence of the problems within the high-rises.
Tags: apartment; crime; crack; cocaine; prostitution; elderly; WHA; Wilmington Housing; Charles Gordon; Dorothy Schoolfield
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Broken Promises, Broken Lives
An investigation finds "widespread mistreatment of mentally retarded and mentally ill people in Missouri, including sexual assaults, beatings and neglect in thousands of incidents that led to hundreds of injuries and 21 deaths." Further, the state has not followed its own law and policies in the investigation and reporting of the mistreatment, drawing the ire of the federal government. In addition, the police and prosecutors did not always do their own investigations "of suspicious incidents." The newspaper also discovered that "the public and private system of care relies on underpaid, overworked caregivers in dangerous jobs with little training."
Tags: Mentally retarded; handicapped; sexual assault; beating; neglect; sexual offenders
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"Need or Greed"
This undercover investigation uncovered a telemarketing business that claimed to employ people with disabilities. In fact, the employees did not have disabilities, and the household items they peddled over the phone to sympathetic buyers sold at prices 10 to 50 times the retail value. An undercover researcher got hired at the company for an inside look. The report prompted an FBI investigation.
Tags: telemarketing; telemarketers; fraud; handicapped; disabilities; senior citizens; seniors
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"The Olmstead Challenge"
Batz takes a look at the reality of the Olmstead challenge: accommodating those with disabilities who want to live more independently. The story follows the experiences of Charlene Day, who moved from an institution into a more independent living situation. Other individuals' stories are included. Explores the ins and outs of funding and facilitating "community integration."
Tags: independent; nursing home; institution; assisted living; group home; disabled; disability; handicapped; integration
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Wheelchair Users Feel Locked Out
This article discusses the debate about accessible housing. Many disabled people say it's nearly impossible to find a home that is accommodating to a wheelchair (the doors need to be wider, the home can't have stairs, etc.) Some people say there should be laws to force builders to construct more accessible homes, but builders say there isn't a big enough market to do that.
Tags: disability; disabled; wheel-chair; wheelchair; homes; accessibility; accessible homes; builders; construction; handicapped