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L.C. (<em>Olmstead</em>) found the unjustified segregation of people with disabilities is a form of unlawful discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) plays a pivotal role in supporting the <em>Olmstead</em> decision and promoting community living through enforcement of Federal disability civil rights laws. [<a href="https://www-hhs-gov.translate.goog/civil-rights/for-individuals/special-topics/community-living-and-olmstead/serving-people-disabilities-most-integrated-setting.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Summary"><em>More on Olmstead</em></a>]</p> <h3>Celebrating the 25<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Olmstead Decision</h3> <div class="border bg-base-lighter padding-1"> <p class="text-align-center"><strong>White House Olmstead Supreme Court Decision 25th Anniversary Observance, June 18, 2024, YouTube video</strong></p> </div> <div class="border padding-1 margin-bottom-2"> <p class="text-align-center"><iframe allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="315" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EYsDx5ogzLc?si=JslnmUvkP7VLq7vu" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="border bg-base-lighter padding-1"> <p class="text-align-center"><strong>HHS ACL, OCR, & DOJ Olmstead Supreme Court Decision 25th Anniversary Observance, June 20, 2024, YouTube video</strong></p> </div> <div class="border padding-1 margin-bottom-2"> <p class="text-align-center"><iframe allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="315" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Ut478sch-I?si=0EA-jSL7Lh4E7FWP" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> </div> <h3 class="bg-base-lighter">Recent Developments</h3> <p>HHS Ensures States Provide Home and Community Based Services When Individuals with Disabilities are Unnecessarily Confined in State Institutions</p> <p><a href="https://www-hhs-gov.translate.goog/about/news/2024/11/18/hhs-office-civil-rights-reaches-agreement-illinois-dhs-enforce-federal-disability-rights-laws.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">November 18, 2024 Press Release</a><br><a href="https://www-hhs-gov.translate.goog/civil-rights/for-providers/compliance-enforcement/examples/disability/illinoisdhs/index.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Read the Corrective Agreement</a></p> <hr> <p><span>HHS Ensures Individuals with Disabilities Are Able to Live in Their Homes and Communities</span></p> <p><a href="https://www-hhs-gov.translate.goog/about/news/2024/06/18/hhs-office-civil-rights-ensures-individuals-disabilities-live-homes-communities.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">June 18, 2024 Press Release</a><br><a href="https://www-hhs-gov.translate.goog/sites/default/files/mca-ecr-between-hhs-iowa-dhhs.pdf?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Corrective Action Agreement</a></p> <hr> <p>HHS and Justice Issues a Violation Letter of Findings to State of R.I. Over Improper Over-Hospitalizations of Children with Disabilities - May 13, 2024</p> <p><a href="https://www-hhs-gov.translate.goog/about/news/2024/05/13/us-departments-health-human-services-justice-issue-letter-findings-state-rhode-island-improper-over-hospitalizations-children-disabilities.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">May 13, 2024 Press Release</a><br><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://akaprod-www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/lof-us-investigation-dcyf-behavioral-health-system-section-504.pdf">Read the Letter of Findings</a></p> <hr> <p><a href="https://www-hhs-gov.translate.goog/about/news/2024/05/01/hhs-finalizes-rule-strengthening-protections-against-disability-discrimination.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">HHS Finalizes Rule Strengthening Protections Against Disability Discrimination</a><br><a 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