Here is today's Kansas commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Network message.?
Martha
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This message is from the US Department of Justice (DOJ).?
Today marks the 24th anniversary of the Supreme Court?s decision in Olmstead v. L.C., in which the Court ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits the unnecessary segregation of people with disabilities. The Justice Department has enforced the ADA?s integration mandate in states across the country, securing remedies for people with disabilities who are not receiving services in the most integrated setting, including where they live, where they work, and where they go to school. As we commemorate this anniversary of the Olmstead decision, we highlight the department?s recent Olmstead work in two key areas: securing community-based crisis services to prevent needless hospitalization and criminal justice involvement and securing community-based services that enable children with disabilities to live with their families and go to school with non-disabled peers.
The anniversary blog post can be read here. To find out more about the ADA, visit ada.gov or call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA information line at 1-800-514-0301 or 1-833-610-1264 (TDD).
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This message is from the US Department of Justice
The Justice Department reached a settlement (attached below) with the City of Dayton, Ohio, and the Dayton Police Department under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The settlement resolves allegations that the Dayton Police Department discriminated against a driver, who uses a wheelchair, during a traffic stop.
For more information about the ADA, call the Department?s toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 (TDD 833-610-1264) or access the ADA website at ada.gov.
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The Mid-Atlantic ADA Center has posted their June newsletter on their website.?
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Martha K. Gabehart | Executive Director
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC)
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly
900 SW Jackson, Suite 100 | Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-6525 (direct) | (785) 260-4027 (cell)
[email protected] | www.kcdcinfo.ks.gov
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