Mental Disability Law Blog
Provides general information for the public about changes in the law regarding people with mental disabilities.
Author: New York lawyer Danielle E. Sucher authors the blog and also authors Habeas Brulee, a decadent food blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Benefits/ERISA • Civil Rights • Disability Law • Health Law • States • New York • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Mental Disability Law Blog
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Proposed Revisions to Special Ed Law in Virginia
According to the Washington Post, Virginia is holding several public hearings on the proposed state plan to revise special education rules, including one at 6:30 p.m. next Thursday at Freedom High School in Loudoun County,…
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Samson Berhe Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
According to the Seattle Times, Samson Berhe, “the man who fatally shot Newport High School tennis coach Mike Robb in 2005 was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity Monday and sent to…
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Class for Legal Professionals on Mental Illness in Ventura, CA
NAMI is sponsoring a course aimed at educating legal professionals on mental illness from the families’ perspective in Ventura, CA. The class begins this Friday. According to the Ventura County Star: The cost is $50…
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Preliminary Injunction Sought Against the Veterans Health Administration
According to Israel News, the Veterans Health Administration recently admitted that that the suicide rate among veterans is 18 per day. Not surprising, given the study released by the RAND Corporation last week stating that…
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Call To Action on IDEA Fairness Act (H.R. 4188) on May 6th
Wrightslaw has announced a Call to Action asking you to step up to the plate on Tuesday, May 6 by calling your Congressional Representatives (202-224-3121) and asking that they co-sponsor H.R. 4188, the IDEA Fairness…
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DoD Changes Security Clearance Question on Mental Health
Via the U.S. Department of Defense The Defense Department will change a question on its long-standing security clearance form referencing an applicant’s mental health history because officials believe it is needlessly preventing some people from…
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NY School Districts Can No Longer Provide Special Ed Services To Homeschooled Students
Via Hodgson Russ, The SED recently informed school districts in New York that they are not authorized to provide special education services to homeschooled students. However, school districts still have some obligations to homeschooled students…
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Involuntary Commitment of Activists in Psych Wards in Russia
The Moscow Times reports that opposition activist Roman Nikolaichik has been confined in a mental ward in Russia: Nikolaichik’s detention echoes similar cases over the past year that human rights organizations have criticized as a…
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More on Mentally Ill Prisoners’ Treatment in NY
New York Legal Update reports that Governor Spitzer has signed Bill No. S06422 (full text available here), explaining in part: Those inmates with serious mental illness who are not removed from segregated confinement will be…
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Lowering Standards for Involuntary Civil Commitment in Virginia
In further response to the Virginia Tech shootings. the state of Virginia is moving towards lowering the standards for involuntary civil commitment. According to the Washington Post: Under state law, people can be committed against…