jun 22, 1999 - 1999: Unnecessary Institutionalization Discriminatory

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In Olmstead v. L.C. the U.S. Supreme Court rules that unnecessary institutionalization of people with disabilities constitutes discrimination and violates the ADA, that individuals have a right to receive benefits in the "most integrated setting appropriate to their needs" and that failure to find community-based placements for qualifying people with disabilities is illegal discrimination.