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Dayton Daily News | Ohio's broken mental retardation system

Deadly Consequences: Ohio's broken mental retardation system

An 18-month 'Dayton Daily News' examination found Ohio's system set up to protect 63,000 people with mental retardation is riddled with gaps that have deadly consequences.

• 'There are deaths that are preventable'

• Denise Tavner: Her Last Days

• Caregivers fail to protect mentally retarded man from fatal dash across I-70

• How the 'DDN' compiled the series

• Tragedies linked to turnovers at facilities

• Retarded clients, juveniles under same roof

• Brookside: A Troubled Home

• Independent living not always a solution

• System redesign’ to benefit mentally retarded

• Events leading to death of Victor Bush

• MRDD reform on Taft agenda

UPDATES

• Taft signs reform bill

• Vulnerable Ohioans bill may be vetoed

• Task force recommends overhaul of abuse laws

• Jacobson wants agencies audited

• Report: Ohio care better, but still lags

• County officials oppose MRDD chief's raise

• MRDD board defends pay increase

• County balks at administrator's pay boost

• Board doubles pay of retiring MRDD chief

OPINION ARTICLES

• MRDD task force gives voice to most vulnerable

• Awareness of ohio laws will help protect disabled

• MRDD board blows it again, big time

• MRDD board gives away too much

• Ohio MRDD system lives dangerously

• 'Main Street U.S.A.' too often provides no care

• Secrecy dooms MRDD to mistakes

• Mentally retarded deserve better

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