via The Department of Justice (6.23.11):
Justice Department Issues Technical Assistance Document on Enforcement of the Supreme Court Decision in Olmstead v. L.C.
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice released a new technical assistance document describing public entities’ obligations and individuals’ rights under the integration mandate of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 1999 landmark Supreme Court decision, Olmstead v. L.C. The Olmstead decision held that the ADA requires public entities to provide community-based services to persons with disabilities when such services are appropriate; the affected persons do not oppose community-based treatment; and community-based services can be reasonably accommodated. The document also provides questions and answers on a variety of ADA enforcement issues related to Olmstead.
Additionally, in commemorating the 12th anniversary of the Olmstead decision yesterday, the department launched a new section of its ADA website, www.ada.gov/olmstead, providing information and resources about the decision and its enforcement. In addition to the newly created technical assistance document, users can visit the site to find briefs filed by the Department, as well as other materials relevant to this important area of law.
The ADA website provides easy access to an extensive collection of ADA technical assistance materials and settlement agreements, as well as information about enforcement, mediation, technical assistance and certification activities and links to other sites with ADA information. The addition of the new Olmstead section of the site will provide critical information to individuals with disabilities, advocates and state and local officials responsible for complying with the ADA’s integration mandate...
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How can Olmsted be further defined so it does not push more people with disabilities to homelessness due to the lack of available safe,affordable, accessible housing.
This is the dark side of Olmstead, that no one is talking about.
Can we help resolve it by developing investment groups who buy lowered cost 4+ bedroom foreclosures and setting them up for lower cost room rentals as hud would allow, with at least one live in aide (who all renters vote to hire) to keep aide costs down. Multi property managers could be hired or the investment group could take that on to insure it's truly independent living and not just a group home . Wouldn't this allow more people to live independently and also do it within a tight FED budget?
Posted by: The painfully aware. | June 29, 2011 at 01:09 PM
Alright alright alright that's exactly what I neeedd!
Posted by: Sugar | July 20, 2011 at 11:12 PM