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Nursing Home Emancipation: Accomplishments Of Urban And Rural Centers For Independent Living, Tom Seekins Ph.D., Marsha Katz, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute

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In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court established a legal precedent, based on the Americans with Disabilities Act, to help adults with disabilities leave institutional settings and return to community living (Olmstead v. L.C.). This established the right of individuals to receive services in "…the most integrated setting," which is generally the community. Since then, centers for independent living (CILs) and other disability advocacy organizations have initiated a wide range of efforts to emancipate (i.e. transition) adults with disabilities from inappropriate nursing home placements to community living. Nursing home emancipation is high on the priority lists of several national organizations and …