Olmstead at Twenty, Panel Three- Emerging Olmstead Challenges

Speakers

Stacie Kershner, Georgia State University College of LawFollow
Elizabeth Edwards, National Health Law Program
Steven J. Schwartz, Center for Public Representation

Streaming Media

Document Type

Video

Date

Fall 8-9-2019

Abstract

Session Description: This panel discussed the importance of providing people with disabilities an informed and meaningful choice of community services and explore the concept of being “at risk” of institutionalization.

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

Stacie Kershner, Elizabeth Edwards & Steven J. Schwartz, Olmstead at Twenty, Panel Three- Emerging Olmstead Challenges, Center for Law, Health and Society Events 110 (2019)
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/health_events/110