Olmstead at Twenty, Panel Four: A View from the States- Agency Responses to Olmstead

Speakers

Judy FItzgerald, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Sam Hedrick, Office of the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Darlene Zangara, Olmstead Implementation Office, Minnesota

Streaming Media

Document Type

Video

Date

Fall 8-9-2019

Abstract

Session Description: Three state agency leaders from North Carolina, Minnesota, and Georgia described Olmstead initiatives developed by their states -- including Olmstead plans and supported housing -- and discussed challenges and opportunities spurred by litigation.

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

Judy FItzgerald, Sam Hedrick & Darlene Zangara, Olmstead at Twenty, Panel Four: A View from the States- Agency Responses to Olmstead, Center for Law, Health and Society Events 109 (2019)
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/health_events/109