Ottawa [i.e. Canada's capital] man critically injured during arrest has died

Family said Abdirahman Abdi, 37, had 'mental health issues'
( Trigger warnings: police brutality, racism, ableism... )

Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in the Japanese city of Sagamihara ( Read more... )

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - When a 6-foot-5, 270-pound man with a history of violence broke out of a mental health ward near Philadelphia and tried to withdraw money from a bank, a confrontation with police seemed likely ( Read more... )

( ...or Muslims or minorities or Democrats or the disabled or people on welfare )

Amanda Figueroa says she's had her pit bull medical service dog Sir Doogan for nearly two years and had never had an issue taking him to public venues.

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(CNN) -- Valerie Wood-Harber's brother, Quinten, needed a lot of special care ( Read more... )

A disturbing letter targeting a teen with autism has shaken the boy's family and rallied the local community to their defense.

( TW: ableist language, bullying. )

Source: Seattle PI

NEW YORK (AP) - Some Starbucks workers in the city were so rude to deaf customers they mocked them and called the police to try to get them kicked out, a lawsuit says.

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this is so disgusting, i don't even have words for it....

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