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Disability rights

5 Communities Re-examine Use of Police to Intervene in Mental Health Crises

  • By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  • 07/06/2010
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NAACP Applauds US Secretary Duncan’s Speech Affirming Renewed Commitment to Quality Education and Civil Rights Protections

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Lauds Rite Aid For Improving Access for the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired

  • By: New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
  • 02/24/2010
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Kaiser Sued For Discrimination Against Children With Autism; Accused Of “Sham Excuses” For Refusal To Treat Disabled Children

  • By: Disability Rights Advocates
  • 02/11/2010
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Disability Groups Win Landmark Case Affirming Rights of People with Mental Disabilities in State-Funded Adult Homes

  • By: Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  • 09/09/2009
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Judge Sotomayor's Confirmation to Supreme Court is Historic Moment for People with Disabilities

  • By: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  • 08/06/2009
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Federal Court Upholds Rights of People with Mental Illness in Adult Homes

Providing the Structure the Autistic Need for College Life

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 10/29/2007
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Mentally ill shift from care to jails

  • By: The Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • 10/11/2007
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Officer: Navy Trying to Muzzle Me

Supreme Court: Parents Have Enforceable Rights Under IDEA

  • By: DisabilityLaw.blogspot.com
  • 05/21/2007
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