Commissioner Berry speaks at the Carter Center. (Photo credit: Chris Bailey)
June 22 marked the 15th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C., which protects the rights of individuals with disabilities to live fully integrated in their communities. This historic ruling continues to shape DBHDD’s service delivery system, which is focused on providing easy access to high-quality care for all of the people we serve.
DBHDD joined the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the U.S. Department of Justice at the Carter Center on June 23 to celebrate individuals who are living meaningful and fulfilling lives in the community because of Olmstead. Commissioner Frank Berry gave an update on the progress Georgia has made to help individuals with behavioral health challenges and developmental disabilities receive high-quality services in community-based settings that allow them to live lives of recovery and independence.
To honor these individuals, we will feature Olmstead success stories, provided by our CSBs and other partners, regularly in our e-postcard. To send us your story, please email press@dbhdd.ga.gov.
2 replies on “Celebrating the long road home: 15 years of Olmstead”
We would love someone from DBHDD to serve on the planning committee those meeting will start in Jan 2015 at the office of the Georgia Advocacy Office
my contact phone is 404-883-8274
Thank you. We’ll be in touch soon.