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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Funding Special Education
Posted: 6/23/2009
Views: 366
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled Monday that...
Filed under: special education, law, school, supreme court, schools, idea, education, oregon, adhd
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Illinois Residents May Now Report Disabled Parking Fraud Online
Posted: 6/22/2009
Views: 957 Comments: 3
Illinois residents are now able to report disabled parking...
Filed under: investigation, law, Illinois, internet, illegal parking, parking violations, handicapped parking, reporting, disabled parking, secretary of state
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Clerk Sues Abercrombie & Fitch, Alleging She Was Banished to Stock Room Because Her Prosthetic Arm Didn't Fit Retailer's "Look Policy"
Posted: 6/17/2009
Views: 3,687 Comments: 20
Riam Dean, 22, has sued retailer Abercrombie & Fitch...
Filed under: discrimination, amputee, disabilism, employment, lawsuits, congenital limb deficiency, riam dean, abercrombie and fitch, amputation, prosthesis
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Update on Alex Barton: Family Wasn't Notified of Meeting to Reinstate Teacher Who Led Students in Voting Him Out of Class
Posted: 6/16/2009
Views: 2,839 Comments: 8
Melissa Barton, mother of Alex Barton, was not notified...
Filed under: Florida, teachers, special education, alex barton, asperger's syndrome, autism, wendy portillo, children with disabilities, disability abuse, schools, education, melissa barton, interviews
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Teacher Who Let Students "Vote Out" 5-Year-Old Boy with Asperger's Syndrome Gets Her Job Back
Posted: 6/11/2009
Views: 37,716 Comments: 20
Wendy Portillo, the Kindergarten teacher infamous for permitting...
Filed under: Florida, teachers, special education, alex barton, asperger's syndrome, autism, wendy portillo, children with disabilities, disability abuse, schools, education
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Special Education Student Handcuffed to Door for Nearly 4 Hours As Trend of Inappropriate Restraint Continues
Posted: 6/9/2009
Views: 1,577 Comments: 5
School district officials in Detroit are investigating claims...
Filed under: Michigan, abuse, special education, disabilism, restraint, seclusion, disability abuse, schools, elementary education, detroit, antonio hunt
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St. Louis Abolishes Free Parking for Most People With Disabilities -- On Disability Advocate's Order
Posted: 6/8/2009
Views: 575 Comments: 4
In St. Louis, Missouri, all drivers who use disabled parking...
Filed under: parking violations, missouri, parking, saint louis
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Man Arrested for Allegedly Throwing a Metal Bolt at Special Olympics Torch Runners
Posted: 6/5/2009
Views: 2,554 Comments: 3
A Newhall, CA man has been arrested for allegedly throwing...
Filed under: california, hate crime, disabilism, assault, crime, disability abuse, arrest, special olympics, david schwartz
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