North Carolina's institutional bias: enforcing the ADA's integration mandate.
Last year, the US Department of Justice determined that the state of North Carolina was violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by inappropriately institutionalizing people in adult care homes rather than providing them with housing and appropriate supports in the community. The state's long-standing institutional bias must now be corrected.
Disability Rights North Carolina, 2626 Glenwood Ave, Ste 550, Raleigh, NC 27608, USA. vicki.smith@disabilityrightsnc.org
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