In a country with supposedly universal coverage, some of the most vulnerable must pay cash for health care. It costs them their livelihoods — and sometimes their lives. Read the This Magazine article
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Intellectually Disabled People Forced To Fight Each Other In State Institution
Six staff at the Texas state run Corpus Christi State School, an institution that confines intellectually disabled people, have been charged with allegedly failing to intervene stop fights and/or “injury to a disabled person.” The charges stem from video found of 20 fights between inmates at the institution.
At least one of the staff also allegedly kicked one of the inmates.
For the full story, click here.
This story comes after reports of widespread abuse in Texas State Schools. Incidents of abuse in these institutions are, on average, 12 for 100 people.
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Murder Of Yet Another Intellectually Disabled Person
Christopher O’Brien, 22 was beaten, poisoned, tortured and ultimately murdered over a missing cell phone. This is the value of many disabled people’s lives. For the full story, click here.
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