Abuse
Does disability hate crime exist?
Geoff Adams-Spink, Tuesday, 19 August 2008, BBC News.
NHS manager preyed on clinic's patients, inquiry finds
Rachel Williams, Thursday July 17, 2008, The Guardian.
Asylum seekers assaulted by private security teams, says report
Arj Singh, Monday July 14, 2008, guardian.co.uk.
Somerset approved social worker 'abused position and power'
Mithran Samue, 11 July 2008, communitycare.co.uk.
Use of 'chemical cosh' drugs to be restricted
"Review of treatment of dementia patients - Inappropriate prescribing 'cutting lives short'"
Sarah Boseley, health editor, Friday June 20, 2008, The Guardian.
Scope launches Time to Get Equal to campaign against discrimination
Daniel Lombard, 9 June 2008, communitycare.co.uk.
Nazis' disabled victims honoured
The UK's first memorial to the one million disabled people who were persecuted, sterilised or killed by Nazi Germany has been unveiled
Sunday 11 May 2008. BBC News.
Crackdown on witchdoctors after albinos killed to harvest body parts
Claire Soares, Friday, 4 April 2008, The Independent.
'Inhumane and oppressive': the final verdict on Britain's asylum policy
Emily Dugan, Thursday, 27 March 2008, The Independent.
Asylum review: Executive Summary
Fit for purpose yet?
Thursday, 27 March 2008, The Independent.
Deborah Orr: We must protect disabled people against this wave of barbaric and hateful crimes
Wednesday, 30 January 2008, The Independent.
Care homes criticised for restraints on residents
John Carvel, social affairs editor, Tuesday December 18 2007, The Guardian.
Police: Care home couple held over deaths
A couple who ran a care home for elderly people in Somerset have been arrested and questioned by police about the alleged murder of five residents
Owen Bowcott, Tuesday December 11, 2007, The Guardian.
GSCC strikes social worker off register after harassing couple
Sally Gillen, 30 November 2007, communitycare.co.uk
'Heat' sorry for ridiculing Jordan's disabled son
Jerome Taylor, Friday, 30 November 2007, The Independent.
500,000 older people are victims of crime
Karen McVeigh, Thursday November 8 2007, The Guardian.
Half Rape Crisis centres face closure threat
Lucy Ward, social affairs correspondent, Tuesday July 3, 2007, The Guardian.
Damaged kids don't deserve violence
Eric Allison, Wednesday July 4, 2007, The Guardian.
Nobody can hurt him now
Fifteen years old and less than five feet tall, Gareth Myatt died in custody while being restrained by three adults. Three years on, his mother has finally found out what happened in his last moments. She talks to Laura Smith
Laura Smith, Wednesday July 4, 2007, The Guardian.
Two-tier treatment?
Cornwall has worked hard to help the learning disabled people involved in its abuse scandal - but some feel more helped than others
Linda Jackson, Wednesday July 4, 2007, The Guardian. ★★★★★
Note: ★★★★★ = highly recommended