Olmstead at Twenty Keynote Address: Olmstead, Integration, and Choice

Speakers

Samuel Bagenstos, University of Michigan Law School

Streaming Media

Document Type

Video

Date

Fall 8-8-2019

Abstract

Session Description: The keynote speaker for the conference addressed the complexities of “choice” and whether Olmstead is best understood as guaranteeing a right to choose one’s setting or instead as promoting integration regardless of choice.

Conference Description: 2019 marked the 20th anniversary of Olmstead v. L.C. and E.W., the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision hailed as the Brown v. Board of Education for people with disabilities. In Olmstead, the Court held that unjustified institutional isolation of people with disabilities is a form of unlawful discrimination under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Now, 20 years later, thousands of people have benefited from the decision, as many states have increased funding for community services, but has the promise of Olmstead been realized for all? At the premiere legal Olmstead anniversary event, symposium speakers explored the history of this groundbreaking civil rights decision, assessed the current state of compliance, and imagined a path forward, where all people with disabilities have access to the supports they need to live full and meaningful lives in the community.

Institutional Repository Citation

Samuel Bagenstos, Olmstead at Twenty Keynote Address: Olmstead, Integration, and Choice, Center for Law, Health and Society Events 106 (2019)
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/health_events/106