In a landmark interpretation of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), the Supreme Court decided that people with disabilities have a right to receive care in the most integrated setting appropriate and that unnecessary institutionalization violates the ADA. All states must now comply with the decision. The Center for PAS is tracking the legal and policy ramifications of the Olmstead decision in each state.

• Introduction to Olmstead Lawsuits and Olmstead Plans
• Table: State Olmstead Plans and Alternative Strategies
• Table: Olmstead and Olmstead-Related Lawsuits by State

(Data below extracted from the Olmstead Lawsuits and Olmstead Plans report, the State Olmstead Plans and Alternative Strategies table and the Olmstead and Olmstead-Related Lawsuits table available at the links above.)

Wisconsin State Olmstead Planⁱⁱ
As of August, 2009

Wisconsin has an Olmstead Planⁱⁱ entitled:
Wisconsin's ADA Title II Plan: phase 1

Further Informationⁱⁱⁱ:

Plan no longer available online.

Principles to Guide Long-Term Care Reform in Wisconsin, WI Council on LTC Reform, 2005
[http://www.wcltc.state.wi.us/pdf/LTCRprinciples1005.pdf]

Notes and References: WI¹²

Wisconsin Legal Cases Related to Olmstead
As of August, 2009

The Center for PAS has tracked 1 Olmstead and Olmstead related legal case in Wisconsin.

People with developmental disabilities and people with physical disabilities have filed waiting list complaints with the Office of Civil Rights¹²

• Information and summaries of each case.