NY Agrees to Sweeping Reform of Disabled Care
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders say they have agreed on a sweeping reform of the state's system of caring for the disabled that has been marked for years by abuse and death....
View ArticleNYS Assembly, Senate Agree to Sweeping Reform of Disabled Care
The Assembly and Senate have passed legislation they say will curb abuses against disabled people in state care. Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt reports…
View ArticleMary Beth Pfeiffer - The Poughkeepsie Journal
A congressional committee has been looking into why the federal government overpaid New York State by more than $10 billion for the care of developmentally disabled people in state developmental...
View ArticleDisabled Lobby for Funding Restoration in NY Budget
One of the areas of disagreement in the state budget centers on funding for services for New York’s developmentally disabled people.
View ArticleStudy Finds Many Medical Practices Closed To Disabled Patients
A new survey of medical specialists by researchers in Springfield Massachusetts found many could not accommodate patients who use a wheelchair. The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act mandates that...
View ArticleNYS Assemblyman Settles Suit Over Disabled Son's Care
A New York assemblyman and longtime advocate for the disabled has settled a federal lawsuit claiming his disabled son was hit and verbally abused at the Long Island group home where he resides…Terms of...
View ArticleCuomo Cites Agency Gains For Disabled In Veto
Governor Andrew Cuomo has vetoed legislation intended to clear what one lawmaker said in June was a waiting list of 12,000 disabled individuals who needed services or housing.Cuomo says the Office for...
View ArticleNY Bills For Costs Of Care After Alleged Cases Of Abuse
At least three times in recent years, families whose disabled loved ones allegedly suffered devastating mistreatment while in state institutions were later billed at least $1 million by the state of...
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