Justice Department Commemorates Olmstead Anniversary with “Faces of Olmstead” Stories
This week marks the thirteenth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C., where the Supreme Court recognized that the civil rights of people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are violated when they are unnecessarily segregated from the rest of society.
The promise of Olmstead is that people with disabilities will have the opportunity to live like people without disabilities – to have friends, work, be part of a family, and participate in community activities.
The Justice Department presents “Faces of Olmstead,” a website profiling stories of some of the thousands of people whose lives have been impacted by the Olmstead decision and the Department’s enforcement efforts to commemorate the anniversary of the Olmstead decision and reaffirm its commitment to its enforcement.
To learn more about the Olmstead decision and the Civil Rights Division’s enforcement activities, visit the Olmstead: Community Integration for Everyone website. For more information about the ADA, call the toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD), or access the ADA Website at www.ada.gov.
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