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

Police investigating allegations of sexual violence against individuals with disabilities at the "Saekdongwon" residential ...

For the past five years, Nick Battiola called his Disability Rights Wisconsin victim advocate, Pam Malin, any time he felt on the verge of a breakdown, whenever memories of the caregiver who became ...

Scheer, a man with developmental disabilities and mobility issues who used a wheelchair, was living at the state-run St. Louis Developmental Disabilities Treatment Center in St. Charles in June 2020 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A disability advocacy organization has sued the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health, accusing the agency of withholding records tied to alleged abuse and neglect at its ...

Disability rights groups and civic organizations demanded nationwide action on Tuesday after allegations surfaced that the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows that women with a disability are far more likely to experience a physical assault by a spouse or other intimate partner than those without a disability.

Children with intellectual disability are at a greater risk of online abuse, a report has revealed. Dubbed 'Understanding Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children with Intellectual ...

The threat of abuse is a barrier to attending sports events for more disabled fans than ever, according to a report by the Level Playing Field charity. The figure of 8.5% of fans citing disability ...

NEWTON, Kan. (KSNW) — Proposed federal budget cuts could hurt programs that protect the rights of people with disabilities and prevent abuse. Nancy Jensen remembers the years she spent at Kaufman ...

This article contains language and accounts of abuse directed at people with disabilities, which some will find offensive. Lindsay Knott was walking down the stairs into the concourse at half-time of ...