Stories from September 2010
TV Characters With Disabilities Scarce, Report Finds
As television's new fall lineup makes its debut, just 1 percent of regular characters on scripted shows scheduled to air on broadcast networks have a disability.
Special Needs Parent Centers To Receive Millions From Feds
A host of centers across the country tasked with helping parents navigate the special education system are getting a financial boost.
Census: Nation’s Capital Worst Job Market For People With Disabilities
About one in ten working age Americans has a disability, but their odds of employment vary sharply depending on where they live, according to new Census data.
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Special Education Central To National Teacher Recruitment Effort
A recruiting initiative launched this week by the Department of Education will focus on bringing new teachers into special education, among a handful of other specialties.
Accessible Parking Tough To Enforce
More and more handicapped parking decals are being distributed, but fraudulent uses of the passes are hard to police oftentimes leaving those truly in need with nowhere to park.
Senate Candidate Under Fire Over Autism Insurance Remarks
Comments from a Senate candidate from Nevada about autism insurance coverage are ruffling the feathers of Obama administration officials and disability advocates alike.
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Haunted House Allowed To Open At Site Of Former Institution
A judge allowed a haunted house located at the site of a former state institution to open this weekend over objections from disability advocates and neighbors.
SNL Offers Apologies For Disability Cracks
After repeatedly mocking New York Gov. David Paterson for being blind, "Saturday Night Live" used the governor's appearance on the show's season premiere Saturday to make amends.
Criminal Pasts No Hurdle For Disability Care Providers
Hundreds of home health care workers in California have histories of rape, assault and abuse, but in many cases their criminal histories are no barrier to keeping their jobs.
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State Claims It’s Too Poor To Move People Out Of Institutions
A lawyer for the state of New Jersey says a lawsuit demanding that 1,850 residents with disabilities be moved out of institutions should be dismissed because the state is broke.
House Approves Bill Removing ‘Mental Retardation’ From Law
The House unanimously approved a bill Wednesday evening paving the way for the term "mental retardation" to be replaced with "intellectual disability" in many areas of federal law.
Rollout Of Health Care Reforms To Begin
A series of changes sparked by the health care law passed earlier this year will begin to take hold later this week, increasing access for individuals with disabilities.