Federal law -- the Americans with Disabilities Act -- says almost all companies that serve the public are supposed to make ...

The abuse of people with a learning disability and autistic people sadly features in several health and care services across the years. Researchers have consistently reported that people with a ...

After years of complaints about poor care and mismanagement, group homes for New Jerseyans with developmental disabilities could face a bevy of new regulations under legislation introduced in Trenton ...

Experts say low conviction rates explain why disability abuse cases, including recent Delaware examples, often end with probation.

The statistics are hard to hear, because they’re hard to believe. "Eighty-six percent of men and ninety-six percent of women with disabilities have experienced abuse at some point in their life," said ...

Canada’s immigration detention system discriminates against people with disabilities, including through widespread violations of their right to make crucial decisions about their own lives. Instead of ...

Warning: This story contains details which may be distressing to some readers. South Australians living with a disability have reportedly had their hands shackled with rope, their wheelchair tyres ...