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Steny Hoyer: “The Olmstead ruling affirmed that states are required to…”

Featuring: Steny Hoyer, Democratic | U.S. House Maryland, 5th Congressional District

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Hoyer: We Cannot Turn the Clock Back to the Time Before the ADA

Published | Video Starts at 01:25

That decision concerned the ADA's non discrimination rule and applied it to the forced segregation of disabled people away from their communities. And a historic tragedy in centuries past, The Olmstead ruling affirmed that states are required to provide disability services in the most integrated setting possible. in schools, workplaces and even individual homes. Last month, the Department of Justice issued new guidance that the ADA does not guarantee, according to them, a right to live and receive services in integrated settings. (01:25–01:34)

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Asserts that the Olmstead ruling requires states to provide disability services in the most integrated setting possible.

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