Community Inclusion

The West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council was founded to assure that West Virginians with developmental disabilities receive the services and supports they need in order to achieve independence, productivity and inclusion in their communities. The website offers project and resource listings.

The Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council (ODDC) is a planning and advocacy body committed to community inclusion for people with developmental disabilities. The website offers a calendar of events, grants and notices of funds available, links and publications and products guide.

A presentation of Utah's current activities to promote community integration and choices for long term care consumers.

This Working Paper examines the community integration requirement under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how the concept of “fundamental alteration” may affect a public agency’s community integration obligations under the law.

This paper was developed to consider possible approaches to interpreting the concept of individual assessments as provided in the Olmstead Decision. While the process of carrying out an assessment raises basic issues that are integral to a public determination of whether an individual qualifies for a good, benefit, or status, there appear to be two types of assessments that states need to consider. This paper identifies the two classes of assessments issues for consideration in both cases.