I worked, for a short time, in a home for the mentally disabled. If nothing else, it was a lesson in why I am lucky, and a humble reminder of those who are not as fortunate as the rest of us.
No, they are not children. But many of them have the mental and emotional development of a child, and each of them has a right to be treated with respect and dignity.
This is neither respect, or dignity:
Abuse, Deaths in D.C. Group Homes Detailed
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No, they are not children. But many of them have the mental and emotional development of a child, and each of them has a right to be treated with respect and dignity.
This is neither respect, or dignity:
Each of these people was a mentally disabled ward of the District who died in the past two years after inexcusable lapses in care, the Justice Department said, urging a judge to hold the District in contempt of court for not meeting repeated promises of reform. Other mentally and physically disabled residents of group homes were beaten, berated, sexually accosted, neglected or targeted for theft, Justice lawyers said.
Abuse, Deaths in D.C. Group Homes Detailed
Categories: abused, assault,
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