Posts filed under: housing

Dec. 24, 2009
Elmira (N.Y.) Star-Gazette
NY judge denies adult homes from intervening in civil-rights cases for mentally ill
As a disability-rights group awaits a decision on a housing remedy for thousands of mentally ill adult-home residents in New York City, a federal judge has ruled that two adult-home associations cannot intervene in the case.
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Filed Under: housing, long-term care, psychiatric disability

Dec. 17, 2009
New Bern (N.C.) Sun Journal
Complex provides housing to developmentally disabled
Four duplex apartments on Kings Way and on Race Track Road in New Bern have been renovated to be accessible for people with developmental disabilities.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, housing

Nov. 20, 2009
KRBD-FM (Ketchikan, Alaska)
Developmental disability housing project underway
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA (2009-11-20) Construction is underway on a new housing unity in Ketchikan for individuals with developmental disabilities. Community Connections kicked off the construction phase of the project with a ground breaking ceremony Friday at the site of the future complex at 323 Carlanna Lake Road.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, housing

Nov. 16, 2009
Weekly Albany Legislative Gazette
State submits plan to house mentally ill
In compliance with a federal judge's order, Gov. David A. Paterson announced Nov. 7 that the state had submitted a plan to the court that, if implemented, would offer supported housing to individuals with mental illness who currently reside in certain adult homes in New York City.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), housing, Olmsted decision, psychiatric disability, public policy

Nov. 9, 2009
The Oklahoman
Disability may keep ECU student from staying in dorm room
ADA — A Tupelo quadriplegic is wrangling with East Central University officials over whether he can live in the campus dorms. Read more here
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Filed Under: higher education, housing, physical disability

Oct. 28, 2009
Los Angeles Times
Planned background checks for in-home healthcare workers are criticized
SACRAMENTO — A storm of protest has erupted over the Schwarzenegger administration's push to require prospective home health aides for the elderly and disabled to begin undergoing criminal background and fingerprint checks next week.
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Filed Under: healthcare, housing, long-term care

Oct. 21, 2009
The Washington Post
D.C. Council moves on disabilities statute
It has been more than three decades since the enactment of the District's law governing the care of people with developmental disabilities, and yesterday, the D.C. Council took its first step toward rewriting a statute brought about by the abuses of another era.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, housing

Oct. 20, 2009
Today’s Sunbeam (Salem, N.J.)
Ground broken for development to provide those with disabilities affordable housing
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Sept. 27, 2009
The Virginian-Pilot
Accessibilty for all: Eastern Shore’s Freedom Apartments
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Sept. 25, 2009
ProPublica
A Rare Victory for Disability Rights in Florida
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), housing, Olmsted decision, public policy

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