DOJ Settlement with North Dakota means more community services for the disabled
1:09 The federal Justice Department has reached a settlement agreement with the state of North Dakota under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The complaint alleged North Dakota unnecessarily puts people with disabilities in nursing homes, instead of providing services for them to live in the community. Assistant Attorney General Eric Drieband said this means the state will transform its long-term care system, and will provide more than 2500 people with individualized services. "These services include help with deciding where to live, identifying and arranging community based services, and ...
Source: prairiepublic.org