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ADA Information: Olmstead Update
In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Olmstead v. L.C. that under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) institutionalizing a person with a disability who can benefit from and wants to live in the community is discrimination. The case was brought by two women who were in state-run institutions, despite the fact that treatment professionals believed they could live in their States.
The Court said that States could meet their obligations under ADA by developing comprehensive, effectively working plans to ensure that people with disabilities needing long term services receive them in the "the most integrated settings appropriate to their needs". Most States are now working with the disability community and others to develop and implement these plans.
Documents:
- National Council on Disability Releases Abridged Olmstead Report
- NCD Releases Analysis of Federal and State Implementation of the Supreme Court's 1999 Olmstead Decision
- Final Olmstead Reports
- UCP Commends Bush Administration Preliminary Olmstead Report
- UCP Applauds President's New Freedom Initiative and Olmstead Executive Order
- Supreme Court Collection: Olmstead v. L.C.
- Olmstead Progress Report: Disability Advocates Assess State Implementation After One Year
- States Respond to Olmstead Decision: NCLS Report
- Special Issue of Washington Watch Regarding Olmstead
- Statement from the Health Care Financing Administration Regarding the Olmstead Decision