15-year-old girl testifies that she and her friends beat elderly disabled man to death because they were bored
15-year-old girl admits involvement in brutal assault death of disabled elderly man testified She says she and her friends got bored and killed him. On October 17, 2023, five girls were arrested on suspicion of beating 64-year-old Reggie Brown to death in a Washington, D.C., alley. “They then stomped on his head and some recorded […]
‘It’s a tragedy because everyone dies – not because he’s disabled’: the creatives casting Richard III in a new light | Stage
“circleWhat do you do when you are terminally ill? When you only have a certain amount of time left? ” These are the questions that give rise to this new adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard III. In the film, the main character, like the actor who plays him, has motor neurone disease (MND) and uses a […]
LA Fitness sued by DOJ for allegedly discriminating against disabled people
The Department of Justice (DOJ) accuses LA Fitness of disability discrimination in a lawsuit announced Tuesday. In a press release, the Department of Justice said it was suing Fitness International LLC, which owns LA Fitness, for “discriminating against people with disabilities in its gyms and health clubs.” The Department of Justice is asking the Central […]
Pair rescued from disabled sailboat off popular beach
Emergency crews in Ocean City, New Jersey, sprang into action Saturday afternoon to rescue two people stranded on a disabled yacht that eventually ran aground on a sandbar near the beach. According to the Ocean City Fire Association, emergency crews, Ocean City police and beach patrol officers responded to a water rescue near 22nd Street […]
Disney accused of denying park passes to disabled kids
Disney has reportedly been accused of refusing to issue special theme park passes to children with disabilities as it cracks down on fakes who use the passes to skip lines for rides and attractions without paying extra. Paula Rowland, a Florida woman, said she went to Walt Disney World in Orlando with her husband and […]
Lawsuit challenges mask ban in New York’s Nassau County, claims it discriminates against disabled people
Disability rights groups have filed a lawsuit to block Nassau County’s mask ban, which prohibits people from wearing face coverings in public except for health or religious reasons. The lawsuit claims the ban is unconstitutional and discriminatory against people with disabilities. The New York Disability Rights Association filed a federal class action lawsuit on Thursday […]
More than $350K raised for disabled Air Force veteran, 90, seen pawning jewelry to support wife with dementia
A 90-year-old disabled Air Force veteran living in New Hampshire has raised more than $365,000 after a TikTok user filmed him pawning his jewelry to pay rent for himself and his wife, who has dementia, to avoid eviction. TikTok user Jenelle Marie ran into a man calling himself Donald at US Gold and Pawn in […]
Alleged home intruder brings knife to gunfight with disabled Vietnam veteran and pays the ultimate price
The disabled Vietnam veteran said he discovered a knife-wielding male intruder breaking into the bedroom of his Albuquerque, New Mexico, home Monday morning and taking his gun. Danny Ricketts He told KOB-TV He grabbed a gun from his nightstand and shot the alleged intruder, then called police. “I looked at the window and I didn’t […]
Disabled veteran food vendor sues NYC for $8M after arrest
A disabled U.S. Army veteran and longtime street vendor has filed an $8 million lawsuit against the city, alleging he was wrongfully arrested while trying to make a living, according to court documents. Food vendor Armando Crescenzi was operating a food cart at West 34th Street and Broadway in February when he was arrested and […]
Iowa parents kept 4-year-old disabled son in ‘makeshift cage’: authorities
Two Iowa parents instructed a relative caring for their developmentally disabled 4-year-old son to keep him in a makeshift cage after police found him outside the home covered in human and animal waste, authorities said. Dustin Carl Lee Perry and Lindsay Barbara Marie Hamilton, both 26, were arrested Thursday after their bodies were found covered […]