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California Disability Services

California Disability Services

A general Thread about Disability Services (Handicapped Persons) in California. Are the differently abled able to get medical supplies and treatment as needed? Is the infrastructure in place to allow the the differently abled move easily in and out of public places?

Services Disability California

Deputy slapped woman in wheelchair, got fired

The San Diego County Civil Service Commission has upheld the firing of a sheriff’s deputy who slapped a woman in a wheelchair at least twice without provocation, then pulled out his badge and threatened tourists from Arizona who tried to intervene. Ref. Source 1o.

California Disability Services Health & Special Psychology

Disabled San Diego man wants voting rights back

David Rector's right to vote was taken from him after a brain injury left him disabled and unable to speak. Now, the San Diego man and former NPR producer, has asked a judge to restore his right to vote under a new state law that protects those with disabilities. Ref. Source 9a.

Services Disability California

LA settles disabled housing lawsuit for $200M

Los Angeles will spend at least $200 million to make 4,000 housing units accessible to the disabled, settling a lawsuit filed by advocacy groups. The City Council yesterday unanimously approved a plan to spend at least $20 million a year for a decade Ref. Source 6v.

Services Disability California

DMV crackdown on misuse of disabled plates

In the last three years, the Department of Motor Vehicles has conducted 270 enforcement operations targeting misuse of disabled placards and handed out about 2,000 citations. Many of those caught say the placard belongs to a spouse. Ref. Source 6p.