Quick Links OCRA PSA DDPSA Website Survey Donate Top 10 Pubs

Disability issues in the news

May 2013

• LA Times supports Sen. Steinberg's approach to state prison and mental health crisis, Los Angeles Times, 5/7/13

April 2013

• The Help America Vote Act Ten Years Later: Has the Law Accomplished Its Aim?, National Council on Disability, 4/23/13
• Lawmakers mull next steps for developmental centers, California Watch, 4/11/13

March 2013

• Wall St. Journal glances at future of ADA and commercial websites, Wall St. Journal, 3/21/13
• Disabled passenger's suit reinstated, San Francisco Chronicle, 3/13/13
• Traumatic Brain Injury Signs are Often misinterpreted or Ignored, State Independent Living Council, 3/18/13
• The Associated Press, an international news organization, will include new guidelines for reporting on mental health in its AP Stylebook, http://www.ap.org/content/press-release/2013/entry-on-mental-illness-is-added-to-ap-stylebook. The AP Stylebook is known as the "The Journalists' Bible" is is used by print, broadcast and online newsrooms.  The guidelines will improve the way people with mental health disabilities are reported on by the news industry.  Press releases from the National Association of Broadcasters and AP can be found at http://www.nab.org/documents/newsRoom/pressRelease.asp?id=2886 and
  http://www.ap.org/Content/Press-Release/2013/Entry-on-mental-illness-is-added-to-AP-Stylebook, Associated Press, 3/11/2013

February 2013

• Disabled should get to vote, San Francisco Chronicle, 2/25/13
• Justice Dept settles case based on HIV discrmination, US Deparment of Justice, 2/6/13
• Sen. Steinberg calls for federal investment in mental health, Sacramento Bee, 2/4/13

January 2013

• Focus on Mental Health Laws to Curb Violence Is Unfair, Some Say, New York Times, 1/31/2013
• L.A. City Council sends group home plan to task force, Los Angeles Daily News, 1/30/13
• L.A. City Council sends boardinghouse proposal back to committee, Los Angeles Times, 1/30/13
• When Paying It Forward Pays Us Back, New York Times, 1/23/13
• California ranks low in providing care to children with disabilities, Los Angeles Times, 1/17/13
• Asian Americans struggle with suicide, San Francisco Chronicle, 1/23/13
• California Senate leader pushes national mental health plan, Los Angeles Times, 1/21/13
• What’s the future of Sonoma’s developmental center?, Pulse of the Bay, 1/22/13
• State disability center forfeits funding over abuse, The Bay Citizen, 1/18/13
• Forging Path to Starting Line for Younger Disabled Athletes, New York Times, 1/15/13
• 'Switched at Birth' goes deeper into deaf culture, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1/12/13
• Blindness doesn't hold opera singer back, San Francisco Chronicle, 1/10/13
• L.A. panel backs new rules for boardinghouses, group homes, Los Angeles Times, 1/10/13
• Which Way, LA--January 9 discussion of Community Care Ordinance, KCRW, 1/9/13
• Tell L.A.’s City Council the Community Care Facilities Ordinance is stupid! haRdLy NOrMal, 1/10/13
• Jim Waterman: Intensive outpatient care is far superior to involuntary care, The Bakersfield Californian, 1/7/13
• Concerns Remain about Appropriate Services for Children in Medicaid and Foster Care (pdf), United States Government Accountability Office, 1/9/13
• Michael Fitzgerald: Mental health and guns, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/5/13
• California, law school test council spar over accommodations for disabled, The National Law Journal, 1/8/13
• Tool Designed For Blind Students Proves Useful For Others, Too. KQED, 1/3/13
• Post-Tragedy, dealing with the stigma of bipolar disorder, U-T San Diego, 1/5/13

December 2012

• SacBee viewpoint: Shooters have mental health issues that need "first aid", Sacramento Bee, 12/30/13
• LATimes editorial against Community Care Facilities ordinance, Los Angeles Times, 12/9/12
• The iBill Second-Generation US Currency Identifier from Orbit Research: A Good Thing Made Better, AccessWorld, 12/21/12
• Lanza, autism, and violence, Critics try to stem media conjecture after Newtown shooting, Columbia Journalism Review, 12/17/12
• FCC proposes action to accelerate the availability of nationwide text-to-911 service, Federal Communications Commission, 12/12/12
• Race, family and Down syndrome under the big lights, San Francisco Bay View, 12/12/12
• Where Great Art Transcends Disability, The Atlantic, 12/13/12
• LATimes editorial about upcoming Community Care Facilities Ordinance to limit shared housing, Los Angeles Times, 12/9/12
• Senate hearing on School-to-Prison Pipeline cites disproportionate impact on students with disabilities, PRNewswire, 12/12/12
• Petition To Officially Recognize American Sign Language Reaches Threshold For White House Response, US News, 12/11/12
• Make Kindle E-books Access//ible, National Federation of the Blind, 12/12/12//
• Senate GOP failed on disability rights, CNN, 12/8/12
• 'Changing The Face Of Beauty' Campaign Urges Advertisers To Include Kids With Disabilities, Huffington Post, 12/6/12
• Asperger's syndrome dropped from American Psychiatric Association manual, CBS News, 12/3/12

November 2012

• Disability in Children’s Books Blog Series Part 2, ALSC Blog, 11/20/12
• Fate Of Disability Treaty Unclear In Senate, Disability Scoop, 11/30/12
• Hoyer Statement on Senate Consideration of U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, The Office of Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, 11/28/12
• New federal report shows economic hardship of low income families with disabled children, UCP Washington Wire, 11/29/12
• Growth of viral video leaves deaf in the dark, Washington Post, 11/28/12
• The Autism Advantage, New York Times, 11/29/12
• Congress To Weigh Federal Response To Autism, Disability Scoop, 11/26/12
• The sound of the breaking dam, Jewish Journal, 11/20/12
• Richard Branson and the dyslexia advantage, Washington Post, 11/8/12
• Why Great Sign Language Interpreters Are So Animated, The Atlantic, 11/2/12

October 2012

• NPR exposes isolation of children stuck in Institutions, NPR, 10/16/12
• Report Sees Less Impact in New Autism Definition, NYTimes, 10/2/12
• Fewer services for people with Down syndrome who are affected by Alzheimer's, Contra Costa Times, 10/1/12

September 2012

• National study shows substantially more people with disabilities vote in each election, Disability Rights Center of Arkansas
• San Gabriel Valley businesses to get relief from disabled access lawsuits, SGVTribune.com, 9/20/12
• Company found guilty of substandard wages to intellectually disabled employees, Examiner.com, 9/19/12
• Special Needs, Hard Times, California Lawyer, 9/12
• Poll: Most middle-aged voters couldn’t afford nursing home care, HealthyCal.org, 9/13/12
• Advocates for disabled call for investigation of Taser use at Sonoma Developmental Center, KTVU.com, 9/14/12
• Portland police to reform dealings with mentally ill suspects, LA Times, 9/11/12
• Finding a voice for Eva, LA Times, 9/9/12
• Cannon on Community-Based Mental Health Treatment for Children, Disability Law Blog, 9/8/12

August 2012

• Legislators pass bills to use 'intellectual disability' in regulations, California Watch, 8/28/12
• Woman’s DVDs help children of varying abilities learn, the Coast News, 8/24/12
• Safety at mental hospitals, Los Angeles Times, 8/21/12
• Calif. bill would end use of 'mentally retarded', The Associated Press, 8/20/12

July 2012

• AIDS Conference Opens Sunday at Key Turning Point, NY Times, 7/22/12
• Appeals court tells Disneyland to study allowing Segway use by disabled visitors to theme park, Washington Post, 7/19/12
• Disneyland ordered to study use of Segways after disability suit, Los Angeles Times, 7/19/12
• Court tells Disneyland to study use of Segways by park visitors, Los Angeles Times, 7/19/12
• Ninth Circuit Revives Bid to Use Segway at Disneyland, Metropolitan News-Enterprise, 7/19/12
• Disney must let disabled mom use Segway, SFGate.com, 7/18/12
• VA fix-it funds help modify home for Vietnam veteran, Sacramento Bee, 7/18/12
• Fraud, neglect cited in report on California nursing homes, LA Times, 7/17/12
• African Americans concerned about mental health services, The Bay Citizen, 7/17/12
• CMS: No Deadline for States to Launch Medicaid Expansion, Commonwealth Fund, 7/13/12
• Lawmaker calls for full audit of developmental center police, California Watch, 7/11/12
• Shooting hoops without walking at disabilities awareness fair in Redwood City, San Jose Mercury News, 7/10/12
• Health Care Law Offers Wider Benefits for Treating Mental Illness, NY Times, 7/6/12
• California patients struggle to transition to managed care system, LA Times, 7/2/12

June 2012

• New legislation focuses on ADA compliance issues, El Dorado Hills Telegraph, 6/27/12
• California budget deal would create board to oversee in-home care wages, Sacramento Bee, 6/27/12
• Could Laura's Law be coming to Placer County? Auburn Journal, 6/24/12
• When My Crazy Father Actually Lost His Mind, NY Times, 6/22/12
• Federal Government Awards California Long-Term Care Education Center With $11.8 Million Grant, PR Newswire/Sac Bee, 6/18/12
• Ex-consultant to California mental hospitals criticized elsewhere, LA Times, 6/17/12
• Disability rights groups demand hotel association stop blocking equal access to swimming pools - National advocacy groups demonstrated in Washington, DC on June 14 to protest lobbying efforts to delay pool accessibility regulations required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. One spokesperson pointed out that hotel owners are spending millions on "flowers and flat screens" so should be able to afford a few thousand to make their pools and spas accessible to guests with disabilities. See story for details, 6/15/12
• Thousands in Sacramento for June 13 protest against IHSS cuts, California Progress Report, 6/15/12
• Dozens arrested in Capitol protest over proposed budget cuts, Sacramento Bee, 6/13/12
• Bud Clayman tells his personal story of mental illness in 'OC87', LA Times, 6/7/12
• TRIBUNE SPECIAL REPORT: Treatment for the mentally ill — is there a hole in the system? San Luis Obispo.com Tribune, 6/3/12

May 2012

• Calif. Children's Medical Therapy Facing Cuts, SFGate.com, 5/28/12
• Fighting for others, San Mateo Daily Journal, 5/26/12
• Former patients protest psychiatrist convention, Philly.com, 5/7/12

April 2012

• CA study shows much higher suspension rates of students with disabilities, Huffington Post, 4/11/12
• Appeals court reverses judge’s order creating thousands of homes in NY for mentally ill people, Washington Post, 4/6/12
• Team gets info at sheltered workshop, Columbus Dispatch, 4/6/12
• Prosthetics get the personal touch, LA Times, 4/4/12
• California court decision (Finley v City of Santa Monica) benefits people with disabilities in federally subsidized housing (Section 8) Check out the Finley decision that provides a clear interpretation of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations, ensuring that people with disabilities who are beneficiaries of Special Needs Trusts will be able to access the housing and disability benefits they need.
• Feinstein seeks end to abusive suits against firms, FGate.com, 4/3/12

March 2012

• Link between PTSD and violent behavior is weak, Washington Post, 3/31/12
• Families fight with Medi-Cal plan for care of developmentally disabled children, VC Star, 3/18/12
• State Strengthens Rules, Training and Oversight to Protect Disabled Residents from Abuse, East County Magazine, 3/18/12
• Activists seek to curtail restraining students, AP, 3/10/12
• Sen. Tom Harkin: Fixing Economy Starts With Early Education, Huffington Post, 3/8/12
• National schools survey shows students with disabilities suspended twice as often as peers, PR Newswire, 3/6/12

February 2012

• Lax investigations leave abuse of disabled unpunished, OCRegister, 2/23/12
• California Gov. Jerry Brown takes case for Medi-Cal cuts to Washington, Bellingham Herald, 2/24/12
• HUD: Bank of America violated Fair Housing Act, CBS News, 2/27/12
• Disabled Patients and Abuse, KQED Forum, 2/24/12
• Who is accountable for suspected abuse at developmental centers? , CA Watch, 2/24/12
• Probe: Disabled patient abuse cases overlooked, San Francisco Chronicle, 2/24/12
• The Conversation: New help for our wounded warriors, Sacramento Bee, 2/6/12
• U.S. deals favoring blind draw scrutiny as rivals struggle, Washington Post, 2/5/12

January 2012

• Sterilized by North Carolina, she felt raped once more, Los Angeles Times, 1/25/12
• Autism roundtable, Part I: Angry parents, disability rights, and living in a neurotypical world, Plos Blog, 1/25/12
• Officials oppose extended federal oversight of 2 mental hospitals, Los Angeles Times, 1/24/12
• Calif. Clinic Brings Free Dental Care to Developmentally Disabled, ABC News, 1/18/12
• Community voices opinions on group home for the disabled in San Gabriel, Pasadena Star News, 1/18/12
• Court settlement makes more vets with PTSD eligible for health benefits, Sacramento Bee, 1/17/12
• San Francisco looks at charging for disabled placard use at meters, San Francisco Examiner, 1/10/12
• State convicts arrive in L.A. County with costly mental illnesses, Los Angeles Times, 1/8/12
• Violinist Sophia Hummell keeps a steady hand, sfgate.com, 1/7/12
• New Publications: Making Mobile Phones and Services Accessible for Persons with Disabilities, g3ict.org
• California in retreat on social service spending, Los Angeles Times, 1/7/12
• Mental Health: New low-income plan includes mental health benefits, www.healthycal.org, 1/8/12 Deaf couple launch pizza place in the Mission, SFGate.com, 1/5/12

Disability Issues in the News Archive
2011 - 2010