Category Archives: Medically Fragile Children
The Federal Government May Be Abandoning Children with Disabilities in Florida and Terminating TPS Just Made the Situation More Dire.
A medically fragile child who requires round-the-clock care. Photograph published by Florida Bulldog. A recent Florida Bulldog investigation examines a dramatic change in the position of the United States Department of Justice—one that threatens decades of progress toward allowing people with disabilities to live in their homes and communities rather than being unnecessarily confined… Read More »
Reporter Follows Up with Law Professor after Federal Ruling
TV reporter Tony Pipitone interviews NSU Professor Matthew Dietz at the Shepard Broad College of Law. Investigative reporter Tony Pipitone has been following the story on lawsuits against the state that claimed it illegally kept children with complex medical needs in nursing homes. The state was first sued over this issue in 2012 by… Read More »
Institutionalization of Medically Complex Children
A.R. v. Dudek – the efforts to give children with disabilities the care they need. Florida has been home for approximately three thousand children with severe disabilities who require constant nursing care or supervision on a 24-hour per day basis to stay alive. These disabilities could be the result of a trauma, such as… Read More »