John Rodrigue, 41, and his girlfriend are arrested in an abuse case involving a disabled resident, officials say the incident ...

A Michigan woman is accused of keeping her disabled relative locked in a basement – where she tortured him by blasting the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A registered nurse, Dina Lester left her job working for the state in part over concerns about its poor level of care (Anna ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Neat and tidy from the outside, a two-story stucco home in an upscale San Jose neighborhood was a house of horrors on the inside, authorities say — a place where disabled adults ...

Most physical or sexual abuse against the disabled happens to those who are mentally retarded - a condition that can be caused by genetic defects, diseases, poor nutrition in early childhood or brain ...

The government discovered 33 suspected cases of abuse against people with disabilities after conducting a full inspection of ...

During a meeting meant to address safety gaps in New Hampshire’s disability care system, a group of care providers said they ...

I was surprised this past weekend when I found a few handicapped parking spaces available at Wal-Mart. Then, I felt relieved because I knew I was going to be able to get myself out of the car without ...

Domestic abuse in the UK is at crisis levels. More than 1.6 million women became victims of such abuse in the year ending March 2024 – adding to the ever-growing list of women seeking support to ...

-- Reposted from the online magazine, "The Trauma & Mental Health Report" The term disability is used regularly, although its definition remains somewhat elusive. Statistics Canada defines “disability ...

After Ronald Scheer was found suffocated to death by the straps of his own wheelchair, an autopsy determined his cause of death was “hanging.” Scheer, a man with developmental disabilities and ...