Olmstead v. L.C. : Judicial and Legislative Developments in the Law of Deinstitutionalization.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health facilities.

Intellectual disability.

State governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses 1999 Supreme Court ruling in Olmstead v. L.C., which concluded that States may be violating Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act if they provide care to people with disabilities in institutional settings when they could be appropriately served in a home or community-based setting. Examines subsequent lower court decisions and Federal legislation in the 111th Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Olmstead v. L.C.

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