From CNN:
Having worked in the developmental disability field, I was aware of some cases of abuse. One especially egregious case involved a national chain that owned group homes. One woman was bathed in bleach and died as a result of the chemical burns. Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse are common among persons with disabilities. A majority of the time the abuse is cause by someone close (family member or care giver). At the time of the my leaving the field, the percentile was in the upper 70’s. Who knows what it is now.
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“Dorothy Dixon ate what she could forage from the refrigerator upstairs, where housemates used her for target practice with BBs, burned her with a glue gun and doused her with scalding liquid that peeled away her skin.”That’s right my friends. Five adults and one minor were charged with her murder. They used her for target practice, beat her, burned her, banished her to the basement, and eventually killed her. Sons-a-bithces one and all. They were happy to give her a cold spot on the basement floor and steal her monthly Social Security checks.
Having worked in the developmental disability field, I was aware of some cases of abuse. One especially egregious case involved a national chain that owned group homes. One woman was bathed in bleach and died as a result of the chemical burns. Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse are common among persons with disabilities. A majority of the time the abuse is cause by someone close (family member or care giver). At the time of the my leaving the field, the percentile was in the upper 70’s. Who knows what it is now.
Click here to read the story.
(Hat tip to Jason)
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I just don't understand where the disconnect comes in. How do you stop seeing a person as a person? Then again, maybe it is good that I don't. But how do you get to the point that another human being (disable at that) becomes TARGET PRACTICE?
There, but for the grace of God?
Peace
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My disgust runs so deep I can't really describe it. I spent the weekend with my autistic son and said prayers many times that when I'm gone he doesn't run into people like that.
It breaks my heart that an innocent person fell in with the most evil souls possible. Why wasn't anyone looking out for her? She had a sister. What about Social Services? If she was getting an SSI check for a person with a disability, and she had an infant son, why wasn't a social worker checking on her well-being? This woman absolutely fell through the cracks, and so did her baby. Thank God he has survived. The people who had such evil souls as to do this to this woman should suffer the worst consequences possible, the worst the law allows.
I have a blog with most of the focus dealing with people having developmental disabilities. I can assure you that things have changed little since you worked in the field Jack.
Right now, here in Oregon we are looking at an abuse/neglect crisis that has been all over the news. A large part of the problem in finding a solution is that the general community has not had enough education and/or exposure to this population.
For example, March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness month in the U.S. Unless you work in the field or have a family member with dd, you probably won't even know it. What kind of "awareness" effort is that?
Must have poked the wrong button...
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