title: The Olmstead decision and the journey toward integration:the evolution of social work responses.
abstract: The Olmstead decision declared unnecessary institutionalization as discrimination and triggered an expansion of community-based care for all people with disabilities including the elderly, thus accelerating integration. Setting a context for Olmstead and related social work interventions, this paper describes the evolution of definitions of disability and examines how social work has responded to the development of critical social policies aimed at increasing community integration.
authors.forename: Fran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yong
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D014481:United States