Category Archives: Brain Damage
Is Your Hospital Safe? Three Families Suing Oregon Hospital Over Birth Injuries
According to KPTV-TV, three Oregon families are filing separate multi-million dollar lawsuits against a hospital after their children were born with brain damage and cerebral palsy. The families are reportedly suing the Silverton Hospital, located in Marion County. One of the families involved in the lawsuit claims that their child was born with permanent brain damage and cerebral palsy because of mistakes made in the delivery room at the hospital. The family claims that doctors failed to recognize and respond to the labor process, and failed to deliver the baby via a C-Section in a reasonable period of time. Another family claims that their child was born “lifeless”, but the hospital did not take adequate steps in an attempt to bring the child back to life, depriving him of oxygen for 14 minutes, which resulted in him suffering a catastrophic brain injury, which will require lifelong care. The other family…
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Waco Facility to Offer Services to Kids with Developmental Disabilities
According to the Waco Tribune-Herald, Baylor University and McLane Children’s Scott & White are collaborating on a new facility that will attempt to mix diagnostic, therapeutic and clinical services for kids with developmental disabilities. The paper reported that the facility, the Baylor University Center for Developmental Disabilities, would offer services to children with autism spectrum disorder and Down syndrome, as well as other intellectual disabilities. The facility will be located at the Hillcrest MacArthur Clinic, located at 2201 MacArthur Drive in Waco. The unveiling of the facility was made as Autism Awareness Month kicked off earlier this month. The center will offer individual therapy rooms, a playroom area, small rooms for social skills work groups and a group therapy room. “[The facility] will include the Baylor Autism Resource Clinic, which provides assessments, consultations, social skills-building exercises and other support services for children with autism spectrum disorders,” the Tribune-Herald reported. “It…
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Disney Accused of Not Making Parks Assessable to Children with Disabilities
According to DisabilityScoop.com, Disney is facing allegations of discrimination in a lawsuit that says that the company does not accommodate people with disabilities at its theme parks and violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month by the mothers of 16 children and young adults with disabilities, and accuses Disney of dissuading the presence of disabled youths at theme parks. According to the lawsuit, Disney had made changes to its accommodation policies last fall, allowing individuals with disabilities and their guests to skip to the front of lines for attractions. However, now, visitors to Walt Disney World and Disneyland can obtain a Disability Access Service Card, which allows them to schedule a return time to wait in line for a ride. Disney said it switched to the card after the old system was “abused and exploited.” In their lawsuit, the families allege that the company…
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