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(AP) A community services agency in Frederick says it has fired a caregiver charged with leaving three blind, deaf and developmentally disabled men in a locked car for an hour while he ate lunch at a diner. MedSource Community Services Executive Director Robert Claxton said Tuesday that MedSource has severed all ties with 47-year-old Brian Fleming, of Fairfield, Pa. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Predicament of the Haves Sep 22, 2009
That includes lower-paid staffers who work at resident group homes for the developmentally disabled. Because of the population we re recruiting from, a lot of them are sitting right on the cusp of state-supported mandates, Sabol says. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Too much complaining, not enough doing Sep 21, 2009
Would voters rather build more jails, penitentiaries and group homes so that kids who fall into the educational abyss of inadequate teacher to student ratios, absent early development programs and missing assistance for increasing numbers of developmentally disabled and at-risk students can be more expensively accommodated at a later date. In addition to school employees, thousands of volunteers now mentoring in public schools see and know the need, but adequate support is frequently sabotaged... (The Herald-Palladium)
Mom: School officials stripped, locked up son Sep 21, 2009
A mother of a developmentally disabled student at the school alleges her son was stripped down to his underwear and ordered to stand in this room as punishment ... A Maury County judge has issued an emergency injunction against educators at Joseph Brown Elementary School after a developmentally disabled student was allegedly stripped down to his underwear and locked in a seclusion room ... sparky wrote on Sep 20, 2009 11:06 PM:" contd.Our system is reactive and mainly concerned with how to get... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
KDS has reason to celebrate Sep 20, 2009
The curriculum is designed to help the developmentally disabled live more independently. KDS was evaluated by the Council on Accreditation, an independent international accreditor of community-based behavioral healthcare and human services organizations. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Nonprofit seeks new zone class Sep 19, 2009
com WINTERVILLE - A nonprofit organization working to build a planned community for developmentally disabled people may ask the city of Winterville to create a new zoning class ... WINTERVILLE - A nonprofit organization working to build a planned community for developmentally disabled people may ask the city of Winterville to create a new zoning class. (Athens Banner-Herald)
As it turns 20, Anchor to Windward parties, bids director adieu Sep 18, 2009
Quietly doing important work on behalf of developmentally disabled adults, Anchor to Windward is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. The local non-profit has experienced many incarnations over the years but has never wavered in its mission to develop the full potential of special-needs adults and adolescents by teaching a variety of social and daily living skills and offering a selection of recreational programs. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Suspect to plead in disabled man's slaying Sep 17, 2009
NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) -- A suspect in the fatal stabbing of a developmentally disabled Groton, Vt. man plans to enter a plea. (Concord Monitor)
Bubbling with support: PHOTO GALLERY of Norwell Labor Day picnic Sep 15, 2009
The Labor Day festivities served as a fundraiser for Friendship Home, Inc., a Norwell based charity that will construct a respite home for families of developmentally disabled adults, on property owned by the United Church of Christ on Route 123. Bubbling with support: PHOTO GALLERY of Norwell Labor Day picnic. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Mesa police find missing woman Sep 15, 2009
A developmentally disabled 34-year-old Mesa woman who was reported missing on Friday has been found, police said. Josette Sinatra was found near the 4300 block of Bell Road Monday. (AZCentral -- News)
Word on the Street: Business finds perfect fit for women Sep 14, 2009
A business that finds family homes for developmentally disabled adults has opened in Fresno. Family Options helps adults with elderly parents or families who are otherwise unable to care for them. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Wrongful convictions proveweakness in judicial system Sep 13, 2009
False confessions lead to wrongful convictions in approximately 25 percent of the cases, many involving defendants under 18 years of age or developmentally disabled persons. To prevent coercion and to provide an accurate record, all police interrogations should be electronically recorded, says the Project. (NJ.com -- Times)
Police searching for mentally ill woman Sep 13, 2009
A Mesa police statement said Sinatra is developmentally disabled and suffers from mental illness. Police said she is without medications and can become aggressive. (AZCentral -- News)
Multifaceted, experimental Thorny Brocky Sep 13, 2009
Novik says, "I feel the musicians (in Thorny Brocky) create the sounds I hear in my head, and I am eternally grateful to them. They are all good friends of mine, great musicians, they know what I want, and forgive so much!" For his next release, Novik is working with Mission "outsider" poets, setting librettos to words written by local homeless, mentally ill or developmentally disabled poets. Line-up: Aaron Novik, composer, bass clarinet; Dina Maccabee, violin; Lisa Mezzacappa, bass; Mari Abe,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Community Living Toronto returns for MSU game Sep 12, 2009
Michael Ward of Shelby Township arranged for 10 developmentally disabled adults from Community Living Toronto to attend the Sept. 5 MSU-Montana State football game ... Ward, of Shelby Township, treated 10 developmentally disabled adults from Community Living Toronto to the game in what's become a Detroit-area sports tradition. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)
Remembering Sally Wilson Sep 11, 2009
Admitting that she didn t have the slightest idea where to begin, Lannon nevertheless jumped into the task head first and soon had made arrangements for the five developmentally disabled students to compete ... Wilson, who started working with developmentally disabled children in her own basement and eventually moved the program to the Keyser Presbyterian Church, had that kind of affect on people. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Obituaries (405) Sep 10, 2009
She worked with mentally challenged adults when she served as the Director of Community Life Services and in other positions for the Arkansas Enterprises for the developmentally disabled ... For those who wish to honor Lucy for her service to the church, her work with mentally challenged adults, and her tireless devotion to helping those who have a variety of special needs, please consider making a donation to: Lakewood and First United Methodist Churches in North Little Rock; Campground United... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Police use billboard to hunt for clues Sep 10, 2009
The department has erected a billboard on Santa Fe Pike and James Campbell Boulevard, asking for tips in the murders of Nastasia Mosley and Relland Stovall, a 36-year-old developmentally disabled man who was killed by a stray bullet in April. Police say there is likely someone in the community who knows something that could help solve these cases. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Shriver raises Kennedy family flag Sep 5, 2009
On Sept. 12, she will star at her signature charity event, the annual Audi "Best Buddies" charity bicycle ride on Highway 1 through Big Sur, which has raised $3 million for services for the developmentally disabled, the lifelong passion of her mother, who founded the Special Olympics. In October, she will preside over the annual women's conference that has showcased world leaders, celebrities and political figures from Oprah Winfrey to the Dalai Lama. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Cincinnati ONE Awards names nine finalists Sep 4, 2009 Franklin securities broker barred from practice Sep 2, 2009 Business notes Aug 30, 2009 Change starts with us Aug 30, 2009 Rep. Jerry McNerney: Health care bill will save money, not increase deficit Aug 29, 2009 Jury to go into night to decide fate of Michael Anderson Aug 29, 2009 Who will bear the torch? Aug 27, 2009 Pierce County makes the case for McNeil Island prison Aug 27, 2009 Planners OK group home on Grant Street (10) Aug 27, 2009 Advocates for blind concerned as school year nears Aug 27, 2009 United Way kicks off drive,and volunteers get to work Aug 27, 2009 New Study of House Health Reform Bill: California Faces Over $3.7 Billion in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years Aug 25, 2009 PROJECT LIFESAVER: Orangeburg Pilot Club working to launch public safety program Aug 25, 2009 Numbers dont justify reform Aug 22, 2009 Missing boy's foster dad's angry text message Aug 22, 2009 State To Audit Finances Of Disabled Centers Aug 22, 2009 Calif. man avoids jail in $2 million almond theft Aug 20, 2009 Project Happy Feet Update (6) Aug 20, 2009 Layoffs end kids' dental aid Aug 20, 2009 Health program debated Aug 20, 2009 Caught in a bind Aug 19, 2009 United Way gives $16,500 to 11 agencies Aug 19, 2009 Edward E. Wiessner II (4) Aug 17, 2009 ND town tries for most fire trucks in a parade Aug 16, 2009 Disabled adults' job skills grow in Palm Bay Aug 15, 2009 We need to make a plan for death Aug 15, 2009 Records: Saturday, Aug. 15 Aug 15, 2009 Texas "Fight Club" Defendant Gets 3 Years Aug 15, 2009 Man gets 3 years in fight club case Aug 15, 2009 * World News Quick Take Aug 15, 2009 Texan found guilty in fight club case Aug 14, 2009 Penalty phase under way in 'fight club' case Aug 14, 2009 Verdict Returned In Texas State School Fight Club Trial Aug 14, 2009 Community Health Care Clinic getting slammed after budget cuts Aug 14, 2009 Eunice Kennedy Shriver: a special champion Aug 13, 2009 Another View: Special Olympics founder opened a whole new world Aug 13, 2009 Editorial: The legacy of Eunice Shriver Aug 13, 2009 Layoffs mean more limbo for Lincoln Developmental Center Aug 13, 2009 Eunice Shriver, Special Olympics founder, dies Aug 13, 2009 Eunice Kennedy Shriver, trailblazerwho improved lives of disabled, dies Aug 12, 2009 Susan Senator: Shriver’s can-do spirit Aug 12, 2009 Shriver inspired young people that they could do anything Aug 12, 2009 Eunice Shriver changed views on intellectual disability Aug 12, 2009 Prosecutor: Texas state workers forced fight club Aug 12, 2009 Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88 Aug 12, 2009 Another Kennedy lost Aug 12, 2009 United Cerebral Palsy center founder has 'tenacious' heart Aug 12, 2009 SCHWARZENEGGER REACTION: Statement on passing of mother-in-law Aug 12, 2009 Jury picked in Texas for first fight club trial Aug 11, 2009 Garden provides some special pride Aug 11, 2009 Disabled "Fight Club" Trial Begins Aug 11, 2009 Jury selection starts in state school case Aug 10, 2009 Being a buddy to someone Aug 10, 2009 Ray Ross, 66, political activist worked with disabled Aug 9, 2009 La Crosse authorities are working to make Chapter 51 holds more effective Aug 9, 2009 2 DDSO suspects plead guilty in bid-rigging scam, 1 to stand trial Aug 8, 2009 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Critical at Mass. Hospital Aug 8, 2009 Budget cuts threaten girl's life-sustaining care Aug 8, 2009 Ex-worker guilty in Texas ‘fight club’ case Aug 8, 2009 Eunice Shriver critically ill Aug 8, 2009 Texas Bus Driver Charged With Sexual Assault Of Disabled Passenger Aug 7, 2009 Man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of three young girls Aug 7, 2009 Ambitious jobs-for-disabled plan raises questions Aug 5, 2009 Alaska struggles to meet health care demands Aug 4, 2009 La. Health department cuts Medicaid providers Aug 4, 2009
The 2009 finalists are: Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati; Caracole Inc.; Cincinnati Union Bethel; Dan Beard Council of Boy Scouts; Easter Seals Work Resource Center; Focus on Youth; Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled (LADD); Pro Kids; and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati. The winner will be announced and the finalists honored at a luncheon to take place Oct. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Millennium Hotel downtown. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Thorny Brocky Sep 4, 2009
Michelle Broder Van Dyke. Thursday, September 3, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
7 million from more than 30 clients including widows, Alzheimer s sufferers, elderly people and a developmentally disabled individual. Neither Spencer nor Sullivan admitted nor denied wrongdoing but agreed to have the findings entered. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Registered nurses, Renita Thonvold and Janine K Van Engen have worked as employees of the state assigned to some of the most challenging mentally ill, elderly and developmentally disabled persons in Minnesota. The class will meet in C225. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
I witnessed it firsthand 34 years ago in New York with the treatment of the developmentally disabled -- called "retarded" back then ... But today, community-based housing and services for the developmentally disabled are the norm. (Albany Times Union)
She's developmentally disabled. " Mrs. S. wrote on Aug 27, 2009 3:58 PM:" McNerney has been available more than any other congressman. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
09:00 PM CDT on Friday, August 28, 2009. NEW ORLEANS The jury in the Michael Anderson capital murder case says it will go into the night and work to reach a decision. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Anthony K. Shriver, the son of Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy, runs Best Buddies, a nonprofit for developmentally disabled people. Maria Shriver, a TV journalist turned author, is married to the Republican governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Boston Globe)
Along with prisons, they are looking at closure of state facilities that house juvenile criminals and the developmentally disabled ... The final report must recommend how to eliminate 1,580 prison beds, 235 beds at the juvenile facilities and 250 beds at the centers for the developmentally disabled. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Lavina Edgerly, who owns two other homes for developmentally disabled adults in Lebanon, proposed converting the commercial structure to a state-licensed residential facility. Edgerly also owns the structure at 210 W. Grant St.. (Lebanon Express, OR)
The legally blind and developmentally disabled 19-year-old will be transitioning to the Salem-Keizer district and does not handle change well. I m hoping that the first day will go pretty smooth, he said. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
By the afternoon, the dozen volunteers had turned a stack of 2-by-6s and tin sheeting into a pavilion for picnics, games and crafts at the center for developmentally disabled children. The new shelter was one of several projects about 400 volunteers completed as part of the United Way of Northeast Georgia's Day of Caring as the agency launched its annual fundraising drive. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Founded in 1950, the California Association of Health Facilities is a non-profit professional association representing skilled-nursing facilities and intermediate-care facilities for the developmentally disabled. It is dedicated to providing quality care for the frail, elderly, developmentally disabled and those with chronic mental illness. (PR Newswire)
Giving parents and caregivers of the developmentally disabled an enhanced sense of security is the ultimate goal of a national public safety program that civic and law enforcement officials are eyeing for implementation in Orangeburg County. Project Lifesaver, established in April 1999 as an initiative of the 43rd Search and Rescue Company of Chesapeake County Sheriff's Office in Virginia, helps provide a rapid response in saving lives and reducing the potential for serious injury for adults and... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Because of her deep empathy and concern for the disadvantaged, Pat has represented the State Aging Council by serving on the Home Care Quality Board, and currently is serving on the Cowlitz County Developmentally Disabled Advisory Council (which mainly facilitates the entrance of challenged high school graduates into paying positions in society). Vote for Pat in November. (Longview Daily News, WA)
In talking to police, Ross "voiced some misgivings about caring for a developmentally disabled child," Tisdell wrote. Ross says Hasanni wears arch-support braces because of his cerebral palsy, but that he can walk on his own. (San Francisco Chronicle)
-- The state auditor plans to conduct a thorough probe into how public money is used by nonprofits that manage training and support for the developmentally disabled. The groups came under scrutiny earlier this summer after it was revealed that the Fresno-based Central Valley Regional Center had spent $500,000 in taxpayer funds on staff bonuses amid California's fiscal crisis. (KSBW 8, CA)
A former worker at a Texas school where developmentally disabled residents were forced into "fight club" bouts pleaded guilty Friday to allowing the injury of a disabled person and received a two-year suspended jail sentence. Vincent Johnson, 22, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless or negligent injury to a disabled person through omission for not stopping the fights orchestrated by some staff members at the Corpus Christi State School. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
The Project Happy Feet committee met on at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, January 15, 2009 at the Madison County Council for the Developmentally Disabled, Inc. (MCCDD). Project Happy Feet is a grassroots effort, started by Donna Thompson, to build a playground for children with and without disabilities. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Medicaid dental benefits for adults also were reduced Aug. 10 by the state Department of Human Services to cover only emergency services, he said, pointing out this affects the frail elderly, developmentally disabled and people with mental illness, cardiac and cancer conditions ... She said it is "really ironic" to eliminate the dental hygiene program because "it's the dental division hygienists who go out and document the oral health status of our children. ... It's the kind of service that... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
POCATELLO -- Nancy Johnson, the mother of two developmentally disabled children, said because of services they received through the Katie Beckett insurance program, her kids will one day be productive, taxpaying members of their community ... Lisa Baker said her developmentally disabled daughter, Jenna, recently said, "I love you" for the first time using sign language she learned through services provided by Katie Beckett. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Yet they fear they may soon lose their home and have to sell a car just to provide their developmentally disabled 11-year-old daughter, Ashlie, with basic services ... Brown argues that Medicaid failed to take into account that parents with developmentally disabled children bear many extra costs to provide for their children ... Longterm, Brown believes the changes as proposed would cost the state more due to drop-outs from Medicaid, which she believes would contribute to more costly problems... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
for disaster assistance items for developmentally disabled adults in St. Charles County ... for disaster preparedness kits for adults who are developmentally disabled in Jefferson County ... for emergency supplies; generators, blankets, cots for adults who are developmentally disabled. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Memorials may be made to Stevensville United Methodist Church or to LADD (Life Long Activities for the Developmentally Disabled) located in Niles, where Ed's niece, Melissa attends. Those wishing to share a memory or sign the guestbook online may do so at. (The Herald-Palladium)
Police say a developmentally disabled Dallas woman who was rescued from the back of a locked box truck had been beaten and left for more than an hour in 100-degree heat. Police say 21-year-old Latisha Morris was dehydrated and suffering from heat exhaustion when police and fire-rescue workers found her Monday afternoon. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
"But now we're going to have to get more revenue in before we can hire more workers," said Brent Libasci, who has a developmentally disabled niece ... The Palm Bay business, aimed at training developmentally disabled adults to handle nursery jobs, will have its grand opening this weekend. (Florida Today)
13), I hadn't realized the tremendous contribution Eunice Kennedy Shriver made toward advancing quality of life for the developmentally disabled. What a wonderful thing to do with your life, with your wealth and privilege - providing genuine help to people who are challenged, misunderstood and discriminated against. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
9:26 a.m. A 17-year-old reported child abuse happened on the grounds of the Northern Wisconsin Center of the Developmentally Disabled. 9:58 a.m. Jena D. Guider reported the back window of her vehicle was broken, causing 100 damage. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Man Sentenced for Instigating Fights among Developmentally Disabled Residents ... (AP) A Texas man convicted of instigating fights among developmentally disabled residents at a state-run center has been sentenced to three years in prison. (CBS News)
He filmed melee involving developmentally disabled residents in Texas ... SAN ANTONIO - A man convicted of helping run what police called a "fight club" that set developmentally disabled residents of a state-run center against each other was sentenced to three years in prison Friday. (MSNBC -- Crime)
A jury in Corpus Christi, Texas, has found a former employee of a state-run living center for the developmentally disabled guilty of causing injury to a disabled person in a high-profile fight club case. Jesse Salazar, 26, was charged with involvement with the orchestration of late-night fights among residents of the state facility for the developmentally disabled. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Man faces 10 years for organizing matches among developmentally disabled ... CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A former state employee responsible for some of Texas' most vulnerable people was convicted Thursday of injuring them during orchestrated fights at a state facility for the developmentally disabled. (MSNBC -- Crime)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - Testimony was expected to continue in the penalty phase of the trial of a former state employee who was accused of orchestrating fights at a state facility for the developmentally disabled. Jesse Salazar, 26, was the first of 6 former employees of the Corpus Christi State School who were charged in connection with an abuse scandal that police described of as a "fight club" at the living center. (KSLA.com, LA)
Jesse Salazar was charged with involvement with the orchestration of late-night fights among residents of the Texas state facility for the developmentally disabled. After the verdict was returned, Salazar testified that he had grown close to some of the residents seen in the videos and was sorry for what happened. (KWTX.com, TX)
Thirdly, cuts in services to the developmentally disabled mean they are more stressed, which is hurting their physical and mental health, Drazewski said. The clinic has received 71 additional applications solely from people with mental health needs and 38 of them already are being served by clinic staff, she said. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
As founder of the Special Olympics, she single-handedly revolutionized opportunities for the developmentally disabled - and elevated public understanding and acceptance in the process ... When she was growing up, the developmentally disabled were one of the most maltreated, marginalized and segregated groups in society ... Shriver said that she never would have known "anything" about developmentally disabled children if not for her beloved sister Rosemary. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Moved by the experience of her developmentally disabled sister, Rosemary Kennedy, and by the struggles of other people with disabilities at the facilities where she visited and worked, Shriver became an advocate for a population that had long lacked a voice. She attended Stanford University and served in the State Department before taking the helm of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, established to combat the causes of intellectual disability and to improve the way society dealt with... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Through her work with the Special Olympics, she changed a nation's attitudes about developmentally disabled children, replacing shame and ostracism with pride and loving support. Shriver had a gift and a calling to public service that came with her family name. (Easton Journal, MA)
Four new homes for developmentally disabled residents were built on the grounds, but those have never been used ... The facility, located on the south side of Lincoln, includes numerous buildings that once housed developmentally disabled residents. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Through her programs and hands-on efforts, she demonstrated that, with appropriate help, most developmentally disabled people can lead productive and useful lives ... In 1962, in a groundbreaking article in the Saturday Evening Post, Mrs. Shriver, the fifth of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, disclosed that her older sister, Rosemary Kennedy, was developmentally disabled. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who planted the seeds for the Special Olympics when she launched Camp Shriver on the lawn of her Maryland home, and then with force of will and the clout of her family name spread her vision of lifting the developmentally disabled into the sunlight of useful living, died yesterday ... A younger sister of Rosemary Kennedy, who was developmentally disabled and institutionalized most of her life, Mrs. Shriver dedicated decades to ensuring that other families would not endure... (Boston Globe)
If you had a developmentally disabled child like mine, you and he were an object of pity. But Shriver knew firsthand, from playing with her developmentally delayed sister Rosemary, that many things in this life are possible; you just need to have the necessary supports and the right attitude. (Boston Globe)
I think it s always very, very sad when a wonderful advocate such as Eunice Shriver passes, said Angela VanDerhoof, executive director of the ARC, Oneida-Lewis Chapter, which serves developmentally disabled individuals. I think the only hope that we can think of at a time like this is that she left family members who still advocate for people with differing abilities. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
plays basketball with developmentally disabled children from the Margaret Chapman School in Hawthorne, N.Y.. Marty Lederhandler/ AP/ File. (Christian Science Monitor)
Videos of workers forcing developmentally disabled residents to fight at a state-run living center, punctuated by staff laughter and warnings of "no biting," were shown to jurors Tuesday during the trial for one of six indicted former workers. More News. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
1962 Begins a summer day camp at her home in Maryland for developmentally disabled children and adults ... Shriver spurred by her love for her developmentally disabled sister, Rosemary devoted much of her life to raising money and awareness to help people with mental disabilities. (USA Today)
The Special Olympics, the cause she founded and into which she poured decades of her life, was a salute to her developmentally disabled sister Rosemary, who as a young woman was lobotomized and shunted off to an institution ... This message was passed on to all the Shriver children, and in time her son Anthony founded Best Buddies, a program in which the developmentally disabled are paired with college students, replicating Anthony's close relationship with his aunt Rosemary, who died in 2005 in... (The Palm Beach Post)
"In my mind, she was like the Rosa Parks for developmentally disabled persons in Daytona Beach," said Daniel Remmert, 52, a vocational evaluator for the agency's day training program ... Schwartz's advice to other parents of developmentally disabled children is to "give their child love like any other child" and support. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
She was a pioneer who worked tirelessly for social and scientific advances that have changed the lives of millions of developmentally disabled people all over the world. Inspired by her faith in God and her love of her sister, Rosemary, she was on a life-long mission to expand opportunities for those with intellectual challenges and to prove that they are capable of great achievements. (USA Today -- Life)
Videos to show forced late-night brawls between developmentally disabled ... CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Prosecutors plan to show jurors graphic videos Tuesday of forced late-night fights among developmentally disabled residents of a Texas state facility, as the first trial of a former employee gets under way. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Kraser is a client of Benco, a nonprofit organization that provides residential, vocational and employment services to developmentally disabled adults in Benton County ... McClellan added that there is a very strong culture in Corvallis of supporting the developmentally disabled, citing job opportunities with Cornerstone Associates and Work Unlimited, which employ many of Benco s clients. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Six Ex-Employees of Texas Facility for Developmentally Disabled Charged With Forcing Residents to Fight for Own Entertainment ... (AP) Jury selection began Monday in the trial of the first of six former employees charged in connection with orchestrated late-night fights among residents at a Texas state facility for the developmentally disabled. (CBS News)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of a former employee at a state facility charged for his role in orchestrated fights among developmentally disabled residents. Twenty-5-year-old Jesse Salazar is charged with injury to a disabled person. (KSLA.com, LA)
Student leaders from five schools began recruiting their peers last week to participate in Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization that pairs general education students with intellectually or developmentally disabled students. "We set up one-to-one friendships that take place not only at school, but go into their personal lives. Buddies will go to the movies or visit a mall together," said Best Buddies Hawaii state director Mike McCormick. (Honolulu Advertiser)
For the past 14 years, he was a staff member at shelters housing the homeless in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville, and previously worked with emotionally disturbed children, the autistic, and the developmentally disabled ... He supervised the autistic and the developmentally disabled at a Jamestown agency and was an outreach worker at Amos House, a resource center in Providence for the poor and homeless. (Boston Globe)
A mental health hold candidate may be someone who threatens or attempts suicide, or a person who is drug- or alcohol-dependent or developmentally disabled under state statute. Maybe the individual is mute or claims to hear voices. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
William Deblois, left, pleads guilty in Oneida County Court Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, in connection with a bid-rigging scheme operating out of a state agency for the developmentally disabled ... While most of the contractors or state-employed supervisors implicated in a bid-rigging scheme at a state agency for the developmentally disabled found it hard to believe they had committed any crime, all but one reluctantly admitted guilt in the end. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
The idea was that developmentally disabled people could and should lead useful lives. "She took everyone out of the shadows. People were literally in institutions," said Janice Frey-Angel, president and CEO of the Melwood Center. (ABC 7 News, DC)
They work with people diagnosed as developmentally disabled, including those with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism and mental retardation. Mike Danneker is executive director of Westside Regional Center. (CNN -- Health)
McALLEN, Texas - A former worker at a Texas school where developmentally disabled residents were forced into fight club bouts pleaded guilty yesterday to allowing the injury of a disabled person and received a two-year suspended jail sentence. Vincent Johnson, 22, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless or negligent injury to a disabled person through omission for not stopping the fights orchestrated by some staff members at the Corpus Christi State School. (Boston Globe)
Her late older sister Rosemary was developmentally disabled and institutionalized much of her life. Shriver worked with her brother s presidential administration to bring more attention to developmental disabilities, then in 1962 started something she called Camp Shriver at her home in Rockville, Md. (Boston Globe)
SAN ANTONIO (August 06, 2009)-A San Antonio bus driver is accused of sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled female passenger. Robert Esparza, 49, was a driver for Star Shuttle, a company that contracts with San Antonio's VIA Metropolitan Transit to provide special service for disabled passengers. (KWTX.com, TX)
Evidence at his sentencing hearing in that case indicated that the pictures were found on Rinehart s camera, and the girls, all developmentally disabled, were either posed or photographed without their knowing it. In the sexual abuse case, Circuit Judge Teresa Righter imposed the sentence based on recommendations from Assistant State s Attorney Kerri Davis and Public Defender Lonnie Lutz. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
"The need for job opportunities for adults with disabilities is astronomical," said Harris, executive director of Sycamore Ridge, a nonprofit organization with plans to open a residential community for the developmentally disabled in Winterville ... But some experts don't think the Sycamore Ridge model is best for developmentally disabled people ... "Having this here is going to take resources and attention away from people in the community," said Jenny Manders of the Institute on Human... (Athens Banner-Herald)
At Juneau's REACH, which provides services to developmentally disabled children and adults, Executive Director Richard Fagundes said he appreciated the effort the state has put into solving the problems and getting the moratorium lifted. "It's a very serious issue, I don't want to suggest that it's not, but I know the state's working on it," he said. (Juneau Empire)
Health care companies that provide medical equipment, ambulance services, lab work, X-ray services and community- and home-based care services for the developmentally disabled also will take rate cuts, under the changes Phillips described Monday. Levine said co-payments for adult Medicaid patients who visit emergency rooms for care they could receive at a clinic or doctor's office also were being considered, but he said he didn't know when a decision would be made or how much the co-payments... (Nola.com -- Sports)
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