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Start Over Descriptor "*AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990" Topic rehabilitation of people with mental illness Journal journal of legal medicine Publisher taylor & francis ltd
3 results on '"*AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990"'

1. Realizing the Promise of Olmstead: Ensuring the Informed Choice of Institutionalized Individuals with Disabilities to Receive Services in the Most Integrated Setting.

Author

Schwartz, Steven J., Fleischner, Robert D., Schwartz, Alexander Z., and Stephens, Emily M.

Subjects
*COMMUNITY health service laws, *CIVIL rights, *DECISION making, *DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION, *DISABILITY laws, *REHABILITATION of people with mental illness, *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990, *INDEPENDENT living
Abstract

The article focuses on conceptual framework and practical guidelines for applying the do not oppose prong of the case L.C. v. Olmstead for determining a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act's (ADA) integration mandate. It mentions National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) relied extensively on Congressional testimony from individuals purpose and historical abuses of the institutionalization of persons with disabilities.

Published
2020
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2. Reflecting on Olmstead: Representing Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson.

Author

Lombardo, Paul, Bliss, Charles, Caley, Sylvia, Gottlieb, Steve, Jamieson, Sue, Roseborough, Teresa Wynn, and Webster, David

Subjects
*ANTI-discrimination laws, *COMMUNITY health services, *COURTS, *DECISION making, *INSTITUTIONAL care, *LAWYERS, *MENTAL illness, *REHABILITATION of people with mental illness, *LEGAL procedure, *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990, *INDEPENDENT living, *LAW, *LEGISLATION
Abstract

The article focuses on the panel discussion on decision on the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Olmstead v. L.C. and E.W. It mentions legal research and legislative history research on the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and people with severe disabilities living in institutions. It also mentions background in the Fourteenth Amendment and motion for summary judgment.

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2020
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3. The Constitutional Right to Community Services: Olmstead and Equal Protection.

Author

Ferleger, David

Subjects
*HUMAN rights, *FORENSIC medicine, *HEALTH policy, *REHABILITATION of people with mental illness, *PEOPLE with disabilities, *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990, *INDEPENDENT living
Abstract

The article focuses on integration mandate recognized by the Supreme Court in Olmstead v. L.C. which galvanized expansion of community services available to people with disabilities exiting institutions. It mentions Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its regulatory framework were adopted through, and can be weakened by, the political system. It also mentions Equal Protection rational basis test can no longer be a basis for limiting the reach of the ADA and Olmstead.

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2020
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