Reasonable modification or fundamental alteration? Recent developments in ADA caselaw and implications for behavioral health policy.
This issue brief examines the concept of fundamental alteration under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); specifically it considers when proposed modifications of public programs under Title II of the ADA will be considered to amount to the type of fundamental alteration that lies beyond judicial power to compel. The issue of when a program change constitutes a fundamental alteration is important in state community integration planning efforts, since these types of changes will require legislative action.
Rosenbaum
Sara
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Center for Health Services Research and Policy, The George Washington University Medical Center, School of Public health and Health Services, Washington, DC, USA.
Teitelbaum
Joel
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Mauery
D Richard
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Stewart
Alexandra
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D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013219:State Government; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014481:United States