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Campaign Unavailable We're sorry, this alert is no longer available. If you would like to learn more about ways you can take action, please visit Access Living.The short explanation of this alert was: People with disabilities and seniors in Illinois deserve THE RIGHT to live among family, friends, and loved ones in communities of our choosing. But because of the way the long-term health care system is structured and funded in Illinois, many of us are forced to leave our families and communities and live somewhere we don’t want to live – in nursing homes and other facilities – just so that we can get long-term health care services. In 1999, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Olmstead vs. L.C. that institutionalizing people with disabilities who want to and can live in the community is a form of discrimination. Yet to this day, 8 years after the Olmstead decision, the state of Illinois continues to institutionalize people with disabilities at a higher rate than almost any other state in the nation. The Illinois Olmstead Implementation Act says that money should follow the person. Funding for long-term care in Illinois should be allocated based on consumer choice, not on political power. The Act affirms THE RIGHT of people with disabilities of all ages in Illinois to receive financial support for long-term care services in the community setting of their choice, while also acknowledging that there are some people with disabilities who want and need institutional care and offers protections for them.
People with disabilities and seniors in Illinois deserve dignity, respect, and most of all CHOICE in where we live and where our services are provided. PASS THE ILLINOIS OLMSTEAD ACT NOW! For more information, visit our website at www.ilolmsteadcoalition.com. If you would like to view details on this alert, please visit here. |
