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Autistic Voices | From Ethics & Autism To Disability Day Of Mourning
Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator 2023 Anti-Filicide Toolkit available at ASAN >> In the past five years, over 550 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Wednesday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation to remember these disabled victims of…
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Autism Speaks | SC To End Medicaid Waiver Services That ‘Isolate’ Individuals | Nov. 6, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
SC To End Medicaid Waiver Services That ‘Isolate’ Individuals November 06, 2014 South Carolina is changing its Medicaid waiver program for Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in order to comply with a federal directive that prohibits services that “isolate” participants from the general community, and is inviting public reaction. The new rules will affect Residential, Day,…
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A Law Aims To Improve Mental Health Services At Colleges, But There’s No Money to Make It Happen
A law passed last year aimed at boosting mental health services and awareness at Illinois’ public universities and community colleges still hasn’t received any of the funding schools say they need to bring the law to life. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, mental health advocates say the money is crucial to helping colleges address gaps…
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Seclusion and isolation rooms misused in Illinois schools — Chicago Tribune
Seclusion rooms are supposed to be a last resort, but students across the state are routinely put in them for infractions as minor as spilling milk. Source: Seclusion and isolation rooms misused in Illinois schools — Chicago Tribune
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Matt Hancock vows to fix ‘broken’ system segregating people with autism and learning disabilities
Every patient held in long-term segregation or seclusion is to be reviewed by independent advocates to fix a ‘broken’ care system for autistic people and people Source: Matt Hancock vows to fix ‘broken’ system segregating people with autism and learning disabilities
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‘Broken’ care system locks kids as young as 11 with autism away for years on end
KIDS as young as 11 with autism are been locked away for years on end after being let down by “broken” care system, a new report warns. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) was told of 62 … Source: ‘Broken’ care system locks kids as young as 11 with autism away for years on end
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‘Autistic children as young as 11 held in isolation for years’ | London Evening Standard
Children as young as 11 are being locked in isolation for years on end by NHS hospitals, as a means of caring for those with autism and learning difficulty, watchdogs have found. The Health secretary Source: ‘Autistic children as young as 11 held in isolation for years’ | London Evening Standard
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