“The state can’t just sit around and not do something if you’ve got a bunch of people who aren’t cared for,” Spitzer said. Currently, Disability Rights Washington (DRW), a legal advocacy ...

In 1936, Ann Cooper Hewitt filed a lawsuit against her mother — and with good reason. At the age of 20, her mother Ann had sterilized her against her will. Having succeeded in classifying her as ...

Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction ... "April is Autism Acceptance Month, and disability rights are critical no matter the time of year. We each have a role in building safe ...

The Washington Department of Corrections has prepared the records for release, but Disability Rights Washington and ... brought by the groups to bypass the state process of determining what ...

A disability advocate organization is suing the Washington State Penitentiary for keeping low-risk inmates suffering from mental illness in high-security units. Attorneys with Disability Rights ...

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THE SUMMER OF LOVE’S soundtrack by The Doors and Sgt. Pepper was still wafting around VW vans. The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine was about to hit the streets. And baby boomers were ...

“Disability only becomes a tragedy,” she once she told The Washington ... appointed her the State Department’s first special adviser for international disability rights.