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Olmstead v. L.C.
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The Southern District of Florida Blog
United States v. Florida
By jordic-martnez-cidsdfla-blogspot-com
By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid Yesterday the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion, authored by Judge Jordan, generally upholding Judge Middlebrooks' trial rulings and broad permanent injunction in favor of the Federal…
Special Needs Companies Blog
Institutionalized and Priced Out of Community-Based Services
Host Annette Hines and her guest, David Goldfarb who is the Director of Policy at the Arc of the United States discuss policy and advocacy issues related to housing and…
Special Needs Companies Blog
Episode 72: The Need to Reform Institutional Bias
The death of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has brought a new push for disability rights. In this episode of Parenting Impossible, Host Annette Hines talks…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Paradox of Inclusion: Applying Olmstead’s Integration Mandate in Prisons
Jamelia Morgan (University of Connecticut), The Paradox of Inclusion: Applying Olmstead’s Integration Mandate in Prisons, 26(2) Geo. J Poverty Law Pol’y (2020):In this essay, I discuss Olmstead and some potential…
New York Health Law
“Able New York”: The Latest ADA-Related Initiative May Create New Requirements for Long Term Care Providers
This past July 26, 2018 was the 28th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), landmark civil rights legislation designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities. Specifically,…
Elder Law Prof Blog
When Complexity in the Law Is the Biggest Barrier to Home Care
Karen Vaughn, a woman living with quadriplegia in her own apartment for some 4o years, was held against her will in a care facility after hospitalization for a temporary illness. She…
Health Industry Washington Watch
HHS Office of Civil Rights Releases Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities Using the Minimum Data Set to Facilitate Opportunities to Live in the Most Integrated Setting
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance to help long-term care facilities comply with anti-discrimination obligations when they administer…
Connecting Justice Communities
OlmsteadRights Site Launches to Educate All
By Pro Bono Net
Pro Bono Net recently partnered on a new site – www.olmsteadrights.org – that will inform a wide audience about the Olmstead decision and provide resources and information for self-advocates, family…
Health Law Prof Blog
tenBroek Symposium and Supported Decisionmaking
By Francisl
Every year, the National Federation of the Blind sponsors a symposium on the legal rights of people with disabilities. Named in honor of Jacobus tenBroek, the symposium brings together legal…
Understanding the ADA
Olmstead evolves
In Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999), United States Supreme Court held that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act for for a State to have a system that…