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A wheelchair-bound man was awarded $8,000 by Disneyland after the "It's A Small World" ride broke, stranding him for a half hour while the theme song played continuously, according to an attorney for the plaintiff. Jose Martinez, who suffers from panic attacks and high blood pressure, did not medically stabilize for three hours after the ride broke down in 2009, attorney David Geffen said.

A group of teenage girls beat up a mentally disabled woman in Delaware County, Pa., videotaped the attack and posted the clip to Facebook, according to Chester police.

Families of disabled people have been outraged by his repeated use of the word, which they say is a derogatory term for somebody with Down's Syndrome.

A Louisiana man is accused of decapitating and dismembering his disabled 7-year-old son and leaving the boy's head near the street so the child's mother would see it - a killing that brought seasoned police officers to tears, authorities said Monday....

Millions of retired and disabled people in the United States had better brace for another year with no increase in Social Security payments....

The stepmother of a disabled North Carolina girl was indicted Monday on a murder charge in the girl's death....

A day after releasing images of men suspected of sexually assaulting severely disabled women, Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives said they have identified two of them.

More than 58 million retirees and disabled Americans will get no increase in Social Security benefits next year, the second year in a row without a raise.

A disabled British serviceman on crutches realized his dream of completing the London Marathon 13 days after the race began.