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The Supreme Court affirmed the right of individuals with disabilities to live in their communities instead of in nursing homes and institutions. You can read more about this decision and the importance of it on the following websites.
Olmstead
Decision
This
website provides information on implementing the Olmstead decision
in communities.
http://www.accessiblesociety.org/topics/ada/olmsteadoverview.htm
Information on The Olmstead Decision
This website provides information on the Olmstead decision, discussions
about it, and state responses to olmstead. http://www.freedomclearinghouse.org/know/olmstead.htm
American
Disabled For Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
This website provides information on the efforts and activities
of ADAPT, an organization that is fighting for the rights of people
with disabilities so they can live in the community instead of living
in nursing homes and other institutions.
http://www.adapt.org
