In Willowbrook's Wake - This month marks 35 years since Geraldo Rivera's exposé of the infamous "school" on Staten Island. -January 28, 2006
Change is Happening: Look at FY 2005 MA Expenditures - (Updated) Information Bulletin #117. -July 7, 2006
Agreement Reached to Improve Access to Home and Community Based Services for Eligible Georgians. -June 28, 2006
How Many People Are Still Institutionalized As Supreme Court stated in Olmstead, this report provides a measurement as to where we are and compare the states unnecessary institutionalization in the DD community. -April 10, 2006
No Olmstead Plan? All Bets Are Off. The Olmstead decision was based on the ADA's mandate. -November 15, 2005
Questions to Judge Roberts. Series of questions to help assess whether he would fairly uphold the needed protections that Congress provided for people with disabilities. -September 2005
National Council on Independent Living ACTION ALERT! Support National Housing Justice Day on May 26, 2005. -May 2005
Section 8 Vouchers - Olmstead, New Freedom Initiative and PWD promotes community-based alternatives, rather than institutional settings. -February 2005
Governor
Warner Announces Olmstead Initiative - Budget includes $42.5 million to improve services for Virginians with disabilities. -January 2004
Resources- On Olmstead and the New Freedom Commission. -February 2003
Third Year Progress Report On Olmstead Implementation - (NAPAS) released a 2002 report that measures the extent to which the
federal government has assisted states in complying with the 1999 Olmstead decision. -November 2002
Olmstead
and The National Governors Association- Some excerpts from Governor Howard Dean's testimony before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. -July 2002