Experts say low conviction rates explain why disability abuse cases, including recent Delaware examples, often end with probation.

Scheer, a man with developmental disabilities and mobility issues who used a wheelchair, was living at the state-run St. Louis Developmental Disabilities Treatment Center in St. Charles in June 2020 ...

For the past five years, Nick Battiola called his Disability Rights Wisconsin victim advocate, Pam Malin, any time he felt on the verge of a breakdown, whenever memories of the caregiver who became ...

Disability Rights New York is investigating a private residential school where students allegedly subjected to physical abuse and inhuman living conditions Disability Rights New York filed a lawsuit ...

Disability rights groups and civic organizations demanded nationwide action on Tuesday after allegations surfaced that 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 ...

FAIRFIELD, Ohio (WKRC) - Local 12 is following the struggle of local families to find safe and affordable care for their loved ones with developmental disabilities. There is new information 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 ...

The threat of abuse is a barrier to attending sports events for more disabled fans than ever, according to a report by the Level Playing Field charity. The figure of 8.5% of fans citing disability ...

With no requirement to prove eligibility, accessible seats at major sports and entertainment venues across the country are ...

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 ...