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December 20, 2011
Landmark Consent Decree Expands Opportunities for Nursing Home Residents with Disabilities
(CHICAGO, December 20, 2011) – A groundbreaking Consent Decree approved today in Federal Court will end the forced, long-standing and unnecessary segregation of people with physical disabilities and mental illness... Continue reading
August 30, 2011
Nursing Home Residents with Disabilities Celebrate Proposed Agreement with State in Landmark Lawsuit
Proposed agreement brings residents one step closer to expanded opportunities for community living and meaningful individual choice. A groundbreaking proposed agreement announced today in Colbert v. Quinn, if approved by the court, will end the forced, long-standing and unnecessary segregation of people with physical disabilities or mental illness in nursing homes – affording them a real opportunity to live in their own homes and to participate fully in the community. Continue.
August 30, 2011
Chicago Tribune: Settlement eases reliance on nursing homes to house adults with disabilities
A proposed settlement was filed in the case of Colbert v. Quinn, which would allow people with physical disabilities or mental illnesses living in nursing homes the option to move... Continue reading
