More than 2,300 individuals with disabilities currently institutionalized in Georgia's eight public psychiatric hospitals and mental retardation facilities will have the opportunity to live in their communities with appropriate supports tailored to meet their individualized needs as a result of a settlement agreement between the state of Georgia and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
Models who are missing limbs and have other disabilities compete on the catwalk in a new British reality show. Is it exploitation or stereotype busting?
The U.S. House has approved revisions in the law that protects Americans with disabilities from discrimination at work. The Senate is expected to follow-suit soon. Ohio Congresswoman Betty Sutton helped steer the bill toward passage.
She stood at the podium while pictures of her 31-year-old daughter flashed on the screen behind her. Barbara Arnold shared her story as a mother and caregiver for her daughter, who has developmental disabilities.
