I have felt the anger toward a society that is too afraid to say this is wrong. That was Fairview. Last year Fairview and many other institutions around the country closed and their residents moved to smaller facilities and group homes. Lawsuits by individuals, advocacy groups, families and government. Publicity surrounding abuse, neglect, and death at the hands of staff members and other residents.
Civil rights are human rights that involve all people.
The civil rights movement has come a long way in our country. This century alone we have outlawed segregation, given women the right to vote, and past anti-discrimination laws in the work place. Children with disabilities are often abused in our public school system by well meaning professionals. They use out-dated methods of restraining and holding as a way to get the child to comply. In Cape Cod a video was taken of a child who was put on the ground for refusing to do a simple task.