Sentences with phrase «against people with disabilities who»

On November 2, lawyers from Miami Law's Health Rights Clinic, with Florida Legal Services and the Community Justice Project, sued DCF and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the Miami Workers Center, New Florida Majority, and a class of disabled individuals claiming that the system discriminated against persons with disabilities who could not endure these conditions.

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The penalty exceeded those imposed on many employees who had committed acts of abuse or neglect against people with developmental disabilities, and the case was complicated by the fact that the co-worker involved had previously been fired for cause.

HARTFORD — Advocates for people with intellectual disabilities who have been fighting against program reductions will have to ratchet up the pressure during this legislative budget session.

Groups such as Disabled People Against the Cuts, who were instrumental in opposing the cuts to Personal Independence Payments, will be invited to advise on access requirements so that events and activities are inclusive for those with disabilities.

Justice Moldaver then turns to what is described as practical considerations for law enforcement and the administration of justice, at paras. 183 - 6, suggesting that (a) the disclosure of text messages received by a complainant could be challenged by a sender who is alleged to have abused the complainant and thus exposes vulnerable complainants such as children, people with mental disabilities and the elderly (b) the increased need for warrants could strain police and judicial resources in an overburdened criminal justice system and (c) at the trial stage, these repercussions could complicate and prolong proceedings where defendants have standing to challenge searches conducted against collateral targets in large prosecutions.

Persons with disabilities who are under another's care or control may also be fearful of bringing an action or grievance against the person or institution that acts as their decision - maker or caregiver: Gray, Forell & Clarke.

Mental Health Law is an expanding area of law that deals with mental disability, civil commitment, therapeutic jurisprudence, advocacy, sanism (discrimination against people who are mentally ill), etc..

The Commission recommends that the Government ensure adequate and sustainable funding and independent monitoring of the national plan to reduce violence against women and children; and that there be increased attention to the prevalence of violence, bullying and harassment in our community, particularly in relation to children, the elderly, people with disability, [49] Indigenous peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual, and people who are intersex and sex and / or gender diverse.

The Commission recommends that the Government ensure adequate and sustainable funding and independent monitoring of the national plan to reduce violence against women and children; and that there be increased attention to the prevalence of violence, bullying and harassment in our community, particularly in relation to children, the elderly, people with disability, Indigenous peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual, and people who are intersex and sex and / or gender diverse.