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Disabled

Suffering in Secret

An investigation into the abuse and neglect of adults with disabilities in Illinois.

Michael J. Berens, Patricia Callahan Chicago Tribune Nov 2016 20min Permalink

Crime

Broken Shield

An investigation into police misconduct and the abuse of the disabled.

  1. Sloppy investigations leave abuse of disabled unsolved

  2. Basic police work ignored in autistic patient’s suspicious death

  3. Overtime pay soars for state-run police force

  4. Questions surround handling of Taser assaults on disabled patients

  5. Police ignored, mishandled sex assaults reported by disabled

Ryan Gabrielson California Watch Feb–Nov 2012 1h10min Permalink

Science

Wonder Dog

A thirteen-year-old adoptee born in Russia with fetal alcohol syndrome, his golden sheperd Chancer, and the trainer who taught Chancer to bond emotionally with disabled children.

Melissa Fay Greene New York Times Magazine Feb 2012 25min Permalink