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• News on ADA Accessibility Issues
• News on Arnaldo Rios
• News on Assistance Animal Issues
• News on Children with Disabilities
• News on Deaf Issues
• News on Fair Housing
• News on LGBT Issues
• News on Mental Health or Learning Disability Issues
• News regarding the Blind or Visually Impaired
• General DIG news

News on ADA Accessibility Issues

• February 6, 2020 – WPLG Local 10 News – Some Coral Gables residents concerned city values appearance over safety

• November 1, 2019 – NBC 6 South Florida – Woman Questions Stadiums ADA Parking Pass

• Spring 2018, Civil Rights Insider, Federal Bar Association Civil Rights Law Section’s Newsletter, Are the Courts “Inherently Biased” Against People With Disabilities?

• May 12, 2017, 9 Investigates access issues at local parks, WFTV9 Orlando ABC,

• March 28, 2017, WMFE radio, INTERSECTION: ADA LAWSUITS; PET STRESS; OCALA COBRA

• January 19, 2017 – Sun Sentinel, Users say ramp into new Broward courthouse too steep

• December 7, 2016 – WSVN – Video shows police failing to help amputee who fell during arrest –

• October 27, 2015, Daily Business Review, Lawsuit Claims Jungle Island Charges More to Accommodate Disabled

• October 23, 2015, Miami New Times, Housing Rights Organization Sues Jungle Island for Disability Discrimination

• November, 24, 2014, Miami Herald, $885,900 state grant to help fix sidewalks

News on Arnaldo Rios

• October 24, 2019 – The Miami Herald – First he was shot at by police. Now he is being evicted from his group home

• July 03, 2019 – The Miami Herald – North Miami police Officer Jonathan Aledda avoids prison sentence

• June 20, 2019 – Atlanta Black Star – Florida Cop who claims he shot at a severely autistic man and wounded his caretaker in the process has been found guilty of a misdemeanor but escaped a conviction on more serious charges

• June 18, 2019 – NBC News Local 6 – North Miami Officer who shot unharmed caretaker of a severely autistic man found guilty of a misdemeanor

• December 12, 2018 – Orlando Sentinel – Carlton Palms Education Center is on the auction block

• July 20, 2018 – Orlando Sentinel – Florida relied too heavily on Carlton Palms center — where two clients died — to protect the severely disabled, suit alleges

• May 12, 2018, Miami Herald , Behind lovely facade, allegations of slaps, bites, rapes, rats — and a horrific death.

• March 8, 2017, At Florida home for the disabled, scathing report comes on heels of bizarre death, Monique O. Madan, Miami Herald

• March 8, 2017, Informe crítico sobre asilo de discapacitados de la Florida llega a raíz de una extraña muerte, Monique O. Madan, El Nuevo Herald

• March 14, 2017, Whatever Happened to Arnaldo Rios, Eric Garcia, NOS Magazine

• June 15, 2017, NewTImes, North Miami Police Chief Fired After Charles Kinsey Shooting

• June 15, 2017, Associated Press, Police commander to be fired after therapist’s shooting

• June 9, 2017, Courthouse News Service, North Miami Police Face Lawsuit Over Arrest Of Autistic Man, Shooting His Caretaker

• June 7, 2017, NBC6, New Images from North Miami Police Shooting

• June 5, 2017, CBS Miami, Autistic Man’s Family Sues Over Florida Police Shooting

• June 5, 2017, Miami Herald, Autistic man at center of Charles Kinsey shooting files federal civil rights lawsuit

• June 5, 2017, 7News – WSVN, Family of autistic man involved in behavioral therapist shooting files civil suit

• June 5, 2017, Daily Mail, Autistic man’s family sues police after his unarmed caretaker was shot as he was laying in the street, leaving the disabled man to be handcuffed and interrogated

• June 5, 2017, El Nuevo Herald, Familia de autista presenta demanda contra cinco policías y la ciudad de North Miami

• May 17, 2017, Arnaldo Rios – His trauma matters, How did we get into this mess? David M. Perry on language and power

• May 12, 2017, 2 More Charges for North Miami Cop in Shooting of Unarmed Therapist, NBC6 News

• May 12, 2017, 2 More Charges in Shooting of Autistic Man’s Caretaker, Associated Press,

• May 12, 2017, North Miami police officer arraigned on charges in Charles Kinsey shooting Jonathon Aledda’s trial scheduled for Oct. 10, Local 10 News AB

• May 12, 2017, Elevan cargos contra policía de Florida que disparó a terapeuta afroamericano, Diario Las Americas

• May 12, 2017, Aumentan cargos a agente SWAT por disparar a terapeuta negro, La Verdad.com

• April 12, 2017, WSVN, North Miami Police officer charged in the shooting of unarmed therapist

• April 12, 2017, Buzzfeed News, Florida Police Officer Charged With Shooting Unarmed Man Who Had His Hands In The Air

• April 12, 2017, Miami Herald , North Miami cop charged in shooting of autistic man’s unarmed therapist. April 13, 2013, WPLG Local 10, North Miami police officer’s arrest shows state cares, attorney says

• April 22, 2017, CNN Opinion by David Perry , In autism arrest, the only thing new was the video

• January 12, 2017, Miami Herald – After the shooting of a caregiver in the street, city approves more police training,

News on Assistance Animal Issues

• April 12, 2018, WPLG 10, Condo association says ex-Marine’s emotional support dog is too big

• March 23, 2017, DONALD TRUMP’S CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICE FOR HOUSING HAS FOUND THE REAL PROBLEM: PETS , Rachel M. Cohen, The Intercept

• February 13, 2018, Shoppers question rising number of dogs taken into South Florida grocery stores – Emotional support animals not protected in stores under ADA, Local 10 investigates, February 13, 2018 –

• February 17, 2017, South Florida Gay News, Seeing in the Dark: Why Posing Your Pet as a Service Animal is Problematic

• August 25, 2014, Doral Family Journal, Doral at the forefront of Special Needs Citizens’ Rights: “Kiddle Ordinance”

• May 27, 2014, Miami Herald, Davie woman with banished service dog gets $300,000 condo settlement

• January 24, 2014, Mom sues Broward County School District over Service Dog – Sun Sentinel (1/24/2014)

• January 9, 2014, Naples Daily News, Employee claims Publix denying him the use of his service dog

• August 19, 2013, WPLG Boy with cerebral palsy, service dog starts school

News on Children with Disabilities

• June 22, 2017, Law.com, How a Miami Court Ruling Could Affect ADA Compliance Nationwide.

• June 12, 2017, Miami Herald, Judge ends legal battle over Florida’s care of disabled children

• December 21, 2016 – WSVN – Investigative Report – Denied Daycare

• June 15, 2016, Foundation-funded project protects the rights of chronically ill children

• December 16, 2015 – If There is a Hell: Florida’s Rick Scott, CMS & Sick Children, Peacock Panache

• December 11, 2015, Tampa Bay Times – Editorial: Saving money by hurting sick kids

• December 9, 2015, News Service of Florida, Children’s Health Program To Resume Enrollment Next Month, by Margie Menzel

• December 8, 2015, Miami Herald – Senate chief wants ‘full briefing’ on cuts for sick, disabled kids, by Carol Marbin

• December 8, 2015 – Miami Herald – Editorial – No excuse to deny sick kids healthcare

• December 7, 2015, Miami Herald – Bitter Pill: Hard lives of disfigured kids made harder still, by Carol Marbin Miller

• December 7, 2015, Tampa Bay Times – John Romano: Florida’s children sacrificed for pennies

• December 6, 2015, Miami Herald – State purges 9,000 children from medical system in cost-saving overhaul, by Carol Marbin Miller

• December 5, 2015, Miami Herald – Bitter pill: How Florida rations care for frail kids, by Carol Marbin Miller

• October 19, 2015, WGCU News, State Softens Stance On Screening For Children’s Medical Services

• September 23, 2015, CBS4, Judge Rules Against State In Flap Over Children’s Medical Program

• March 19, 2014, Children with special needs: a ‘gravy train’ for Florida nursing homes? Al Jazeera America Tonight

• January 8, 2014, Too many Medically Fragile Children in Nursing Homes – Miami Herald (1/8/2014)

• January 8, 2014, Florida Senate Hearing on Medically Complex and Fragile Children (1/8/2014)

• November 15, 2013, Mom sues over death of girl, 14, in nursing home case – Miami Herald (11/15/2013

• November 13, 2013, Lawyers ad litem help medically fragile kids leave nursing homes – Florida Bar News (9/13/2013)

• August 27, 2013, Florida nursing homes, under fire, phasing out pediatric wing – Miami Herald (8/27/13)

• July 28, 2013, Focus on South Florida with Michele Gillen CBS4- (7/28/13)

• July 23, 2013, Cruel and Unusual – Miami Herald (7/23/13)

• July 23, 2013, Justice Department Sues Florida over Disabled Kids in Nursing Homes – Mother Jones (7/23/2013)

• July 23, 2013, Justice Department sues Florida over disabled kids in nursing homes – Fox News (7/23/2013)

• July 22, 2013, Feds Sue Florida over Care of Children in Nursing Homes – Miami Herald (7/22/2013)

• July 8, 2013, Troubled Tampa Nursing Home Loses Funding, Will Close – Miami Herald (7/8/2013)

• May 11, 2013, Inside a Nursing Home: Cartoons, Tears and Fears – Miami Herald (5/11/2013)

• May 11, 2013, Abused Isolated: The Hard Life of Little Anubis Day – Miami Herald (5/11/2013)

• Feb 7, 2013, Warehousing profoundly disabled children at senior nursing homes has to stop – Miami Herald (2/7/2013)

• February 1, 2013, New rules to help Florida parents raise disabled kids at home – Miami Herald (2/1/2013)

• January 10, 2013, DOJ proposes overhaul of Florida’s program for disabled children – Miami Herald (1/10/2013)

• January 8, 2013, Parents of disabled kids blast Florida care – Miami Herald (1/8/2013)

• December 29, 2012, DCF chief inspects Miami Gardens nursing home where girl died – Miami Herald (12/29/2012)

• December 29, 2012, How Florida Limits Care for Disabled Kids – Miami Herald (12/29/2012)

• December 12, 2012, Florida vows to stick fewer kids in nursing homes – Miami Herald (12/12/2012)

• December 5, 2012, Top Florida health administrator denies kids are dumped in nursing homes – Miami Herald (12/5/2012)

• December 4, 2012, DCF wants its kids out of nursing homes – Miami Herald (12/4/2013)

• December 1, 2012, Marie: a little girl’s death by bureaucratic callousness, medical neglect – Miami Herald (12/1/2012)

• November 10, 2012, A child’s sad death in a Florida nursing home – Miami Herald (11/10/2012)

• October 1, 2012, Law students fight to bring the ‘hidden children’ home – Florida Bar News – (10/1/2012)

• September 26, 2012, DOJ Looks to Quickly Address Children in Nursing Homes – CBS News (9/26/2012)

• April 30, 2012, Parents Fight to Keep Children out of Nursing Homes – CBS News (4/30/2012)

• April 26, 2012, Parents of Children in Nursing Homes Wage Legal Battle – CBS News (4/26/2012)

News on Deaf Issues

• March 6, 2018 – Bethesda settles lawsuit with deaf over use of remote interpreters, Jane Musgrave, Palm Beach Post

• September 2017, The Atlantic, When Police Officers Don’t Know About the ADA.

• May 22, 2017, ‘I was panicked’: Deaf patients struggle to get interpreters in medical emergencies, STAT

• May 14, 2017, Pacientes sordos pueden demandar a Baptist Health por discriminación, El Nuevo Herald

• May 11, 2017, Deaf Plaintiffs Gets 11^th Cir Court Support to Proceed in A.D.A. Hospital Lawsuit (in ASL), The Daily Moth

• May 10, 2017, 11th Circuit Says Deaf Patients Can Sue Hospital Over Lack of Interpreters, Daily Business Review

• May 9, 2017, Court Allows Hospitals To be Sued Over Deaf Services, CBS Miami,

• May 9, 2017, Deaf patients win right to sue Baptist Health for discrimination, Miami Herald

• May 9, 2017, Court Allows Hospitals To Be Sued Over Deaf Services, WUSF, News Service of Florida

• May 3, 2017, Deaf patients get go-ahead to sue Boynton’s Bethesda hospital, Palm Beach Post,

• February 9, 2017 – Daily Moth, Baptist Hospital of Miami and Two Deaf Patients sue over the issue of VRI. (in American Sign Language)

• January 25, 2017, Miami Herald – Court hears appeal of deaf patients who say Baptist should use interpreters in hospital

• December 16, 2016 – WPLG 10 – Man says state won’t let him take truck-driving test because he’s deaf

• December 8, 2016 – Florida Record – Hearing-impaired man sues Florida agency for barring him from taking CDL test

• May 4, 2016, Daily Business Review – Deaf Inmates Sue Miami-Dade Corrections for Lack of Interpreters

• September 12, 2014, NBC6 News, Deaf Woman Sues Hospital Over Sign Language Interpreter

• August 29, 2014, Miami Herald, Deaf Miami mom-to-be sues to have sign language in delivery room

• December 3, 2013, Daily Business Review, In Settlement, Kaplan Agrees to Accommodate Disabled Students

News on Fair Housing

• May 12, 2018 – Essence Magazine – Pregnant Florida Woman Kicked Out Of Apartment Because She Did Not Provide Landlord her Ultrasound Photo.

• May 9, 2018, Sun-Sentinel – Woman sues Miramar housing complex for demanding ultrasound photo

• May 11, 2018, Daily Business Review – Ultrasounds Requested by Some Broward Landlords, Lawsuit Says

• May 8, 2018, Miami Herald – When she wouldn’t give her landlord an ultrasound photo, woman lost her apartment.

• May 2, 2018, WPLG Local 10 – No ultrasound, no lease? Woman loses apartment for not providing ultrasound.

• May 17, 2017, 9 Investigates local housing agency denying claims for special-needs families, WFTV9 Orlando ABC

• March 28, 2017, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando Housing settles disability case by Belvin Perry

• January 2, 2017, WFTV Orlando – Federal discrimination lawsuit filed against Orlando Housing Authority following man’s death

• December 1, 2015, The Daily Business Review – Family Challenges Eviction of Autistic Son After Outburst

• September 30, 2015, News6 Orlando, Disabled man’s family claims housing discrimination – Relatives believe death may have been avoided with proper housing.

• November 2, 2014, Siegfried Rivera Radio Show on Fair Housing

• April 14, 2014, Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Celebrating Fair Housing Month

• March 19, 2013, Palm Beach Post, South Florida developer agrees to retrofit thousands of local apartments to settle federal disabilities lawsuit

News on LGBT Issues

• September 30, 2015, South Florida Gay News, Lesbian Couple Denied Entry Into North Miami Beach Club

• October, 11, 2014, Miami Herald, Fred Grimm: Doral mayor channels ‘Footloose’

• October 10, 2014, Miami Herald, Doral delays decision on benefits to workers’ domestic partners

News on Mental Illness or Learning Disabilities

• June 27, 2017, Law.com, Mental Illness Becomes Major Issue in Legal Community,

• June 9, 2017, Daily Business Review, Mental Illness Becomes Major Issue in Legal Community

• October 8, 2015, Daily Business Review, More Fallout From DUI Arrest, Broward Judge Rosenthal Stepping Down

News regarding the Blind or Visually Impaired

• April 14, 2014, Miami New Times, City of Miami To Spend Thousands Upgrading Trolleys That Don’t Serve the Visually Impaired

General DIG News

• May 3, 2018, Spectrum News (Bay News 9) – Mom sues Pinellas School Board after student tried to sexually abuse son

• May 3, 2018, Space Coast Daily, Palm Bay Police To Make Encounters for People with Disabilities Safer Through Autism Wallet Card Program

• May 7, 2018, NBC 6 South Florida – Women Say Strip Clubs Turned Them Away Without Men

• May 8, 2018, Associated Press – Women Say Strip Clubs Turned Them Away Without Men

• Spring 2018, Speaking of Justice, Florida Bar Foundation, Contribution support revives Legal Aid Summer Fellows Program

• February 27, 2018, Teachers wanted Nikolas Cruz transferred to alternative school with mental health services, Brett Murphy and Maria Perez, Naples Daily News

• February 14, 2018, Grant Stern, House Republicans just mounted a sneak attack on disabled people’s rights, Washington Press

• February 8, 2018, Young children should not be arrested in school and sent to psychiatric hospitals , Miami Herald

• February 2, 2018, PR: Florida Hate Crime Coalition Urges Passage Of Critical Update To Hate Crime Law

• January 24, 2018, Gov. Scott Appoints Four to Florida Independent Living Council

• July 18, 2017, Local 10 News, Miami police train on how to safely interact with those with disabilities

• June 17, 2017, Youtube, Something Special: The Wallet Card Video -MDPD

• June 23, 2017, CBS 12.com, Autistic child arrested at school threatened with more charges, http://cbs12.com/news/local/autistic-child-arrested-at-school-threatened-with-more-charges

• May 4, 2017, Community Voices, Honoring Child Advocates, Miami Herald

• December 22, 2016, Palm Beach Post, POINT OF VIEW Boynton ban on group homes is unlawful

• February 10, 2017, Sascha Cordner, WFSU – Florida Lawmakers Move Forward On Effort To Require Autism Law Enforcement Training

• February 19, 2017, Daytona Beach News Journal, Bill aims to end ‘drive-by’ ADA compliance lawsuits

• December 6, 2016 City of Miami Police Department – Wallet Card Demonstration

• April 11, 2016, SunSentinel, New Florida Bar section boosts animal law

• April 20, 2016, Miami Daily Business Review, Accused of Being Drunk on Bench, Miami-Dade Judge Suspended With Pay

• April 19, 2016, Wallet Card: free for those who have autism spectrum disorder, WPLG Local 10 News

• April 19, 2016, Wallet Card’ helps those with autism communicate with police, WPLG Local 10 News

• April 20, 2016, Local Spotlight: Autism Awareness Month, NBC6 South Florida

• November 13, 2015, Brooklyn Law School, AAIDD Legal Clinic Breakfast Roundtable: The Disability Rights Movement in a Post-Olmstead World

• Community Outreach – Trial Lawyers Care -FL Lawyer Starts Disability Rights Non-Profit

• How can the State of Florida Improve Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and Benefit the Business Community?, Winter, 2014, Florida Coastal Law Review, 15 Fl. Coastal L. Rev. 277

• Sharon Langer: From Legal Aid To Disability Rights – Daily Business Review (7/10/2014)

• Miami Law Review’s 2013 Symposium: Social Media and the Law – Miami Law Review (2/17/2013)

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