Editor's note:This report includes graphic and disturbing descriptions of sexual assault. In the sex education class for adults with intellectual disabilities, the material is not watered down. The ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A disability advocacy organization has sued the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health, accusing the agency of withholding records tied to alleged abuse and neglect at its ...

More training for DDS workers could be added after a report cited more than 4,000 allegations of abuse and neglect in 2024.

The alarming rise in reports of domestic violence and intimate-partner homicides has led to increased media attention and heightened awareness in our communities. The royal commission found 40% of ...

The government discovered 33 suspected cases of abuse against people with disabilities after conducting a full inspection of 1,507 residential facilities for people with disabilities nationwide. To ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the past five years, Nick Battiola called his Disability Rights Wisconsin victim advocate, Pam Malin, any time he felt on the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows that women with a disability are far more likely to experience a physical assault by a spouse or other intimate partner than those without a disability.

NEWTON, Kan. (KSNW) — Proposed federal budget cuts could hurt programs that protect the rights of people with disabilities and prevent abuse. Nancy Jensen remembers the years she spent at Kaufman ...

This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. During a meeting meant to address safety ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a three-part series on New Hampshire’s intellectual and developmental disability care system. Part II will be published the weekend of Nov. 22-23, and Part III the ...

Campaigners are calling for stronger enforcement and public education to protect disabled drivers from harassment over blue badge use. A survey found more than 20% of motorists with multiple sclerosis ...

This article contains language and accounts of abuse directed at people with disabilities, which some will find offensive. Lindsay Knott was walking down the stairs into the concourse at half-time of ...