Residential

Lawsuits Sep 14, 2016

Lawsuit Wants Gov. Cuomo, Acting OPWDD Commissioner to Expand Residential Living Opportunities for Adults With Developmental Disabilities

Currently, more than 11,000 individuals with development disabilities statewide have requested and are awaiting placement by the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) in an appropriate supported community residential opportunity. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 2,000 eligible individuals alone in Western New York and their families and caregivers. …

News Aug 8, 2016

Lawsuit: Washington State Does Too Little for Developmentally Disabled

A disability rights group is suing the state of Washington, saying it has no system for ensuring developmentally disabled adults can avoid institutional care in favor of other living arrangements. Disability Rights Washington says in the federal lawsuit this week that at least 91 developmentally disabled adults were being institutionalized against their will because the state …

Lawsuits Mar 20, 2016

Left Behind: The History of Residential Schools in N.L.

More than 1,000 former Newfoundland and Labrador residential school students say the federal government must recognize the abuse they suffered. Survivors from this province said they were unjustly excluded from a multi-billion-dollar settlement with other Canadian residential school survivors. The group of survivors from this province launched a class-action lawsuit and, after years of delays, …

Lawsuits Mar 20, 2016

Negotiations Stop on Settlement for N.L. Residential School Survivors

Negotiations on an out-of-court settlement for residential school survivors in Newfoundland and Labrador have come to a halt, CBC News has learned. Meetings between lawyers in Toronto during February ended without a deal and no further talks are scheduled. In an email, a lawyer for the former students told CBC, “This is not complicated and Canada must simply move more quickly.

Lawsuits Mar 20, 2016

94 First Nations Bands Join Day Scholars Lawsuit

94 First Nations Bands Join Day Scholars Lawsuit by pmnationtalk on March 15, 201630 Views Date Posted: 2016-03-14 | The opt-in period is over and it is clear that the Day Scholars Class Action has strong support all across Canada. 94 separate bands have come forward to be included in the lawsuit representing every province where an Indian Residential School was located. Launched in 2012 by the …

Lawsuits Feb 4, 2016

Residential School Survivor ‘Elated’ by Settlement Talks

A woman from Nain—one of 1,200 former residential school students from this province suing for damages—says she’s elated by a decision to halt the trial in a class action lawsuit so settlement talks can be held. “I wasn’t expecting it, but I’m very happy,” said Cindy Dwyer. “After eight years of all this waiting, I’m actually elated.”

Lawsuits Feb 3, 2016

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Plans $30M Credit for Flint Water Customers

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will propose $30 million in state funding to help pay the water bills of Flint residents facing an emergency over the city’s lead-contaminated water supply. Snyder will brief Flint officials and pastors about the plan Wednesday and outline it to lawmakers next week as part of his 2016-2017 budget proposal, according to a statement the governor’s office …