In a lawsuit challenging the reduction of Medicaid funded in-home private duty skilled nursing services, a district court held on September 27, 2011 that...
Olmstead/ADA
Georgia Senate Bill 507
In the 2008 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 507, a bill that is certain to impact the provision of services to Medicaid-eligible...
20th Anniversary of the Signing of the ADA
July 26, 2010 marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. Washington (CNN) — President Barack...
The Olmstead Decision
On June 22, 1999 the United States Supreme Court held in Olmstead v. L.C. that unjustified isolation of individuals with disabilities is properly regarded...
The Legal Argument Against Paying People with Disabilities Subminimum Wages
More than 20 years after the United States Congress adopted the Americans with Disabilities Act, intending to eliminate discrimination against people with...
Yvette’s Story
While visiting a nursing facility, our TBI advocate met Yvette, a woman in her late thirties who was on her bed in the middle of the day, facing the wall. Nursing...