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Aims to end routine prescribing and re-prescribing of neuroleptics for people on the autistic spectrum.
http://www.dinahm.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

Princeton University has hired a Professor of Bioethics who advocates killing disabled infants. Dr. Singer states that "Killing a disabled infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Very often, it is not wrong at all." This site has information and a petition.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/2900/psai.html

A national/international support network for parents whose children (including adult children) have been traumatized, injured or killed by abusive behavior modification (ABA) and restraint .
http://users.1st.net/cibra/index.htm

Our family's true story of how our learning disabled child was kidnapped, beaten, and injured while in the custody of Massachusetts D.S.S.
http://www.geocities.com/lynni777/index.html

Deaf Women reclaiming our lives and personal power through sharing. TTY hotlines and links.
http://deafdeb.tripod.com

Forum for reform to prevent injury and death from restraints used in schools, residential facilities and hospitals.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RESTRAINT_INFO

Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about physical, sexual and mental abuse of disabled persons.
http://www.vachss.com/help_text/disabled_abuse.html

An electronic mail network on the topic of abuse & disability, and the Special Senate Committee on euthanasia and assisted suicide. (Canada)
http://www.ualberta.ca/~jpdasddc/abuse/index.html

Discusses the abuse of people with developmental disabilities and makes recommendations for assessment, intervention and treatment of those abused.
http://www.quuxuum.org/~greg/journal/focht_new.html

Prevention, response and research news on violence towards people with disabilities.
http://www.awol-texas.org/index.html

Examines violence as it impacts women with developmental and other disabilities - what we know, what we don't know, and what needs to be done to prevent it and to help women recover from it.
http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/133/default.html

Paper from the METIS project, European Unión DAPHNE initiative.
http://www.independentliving.org/docs1/iglesiasetal1998.html

Federally funded project for Disability, Abuse & Personal Rights education.
http://disability-abuse.com