DOJ’s withdrawal of its 2016 Olmstead statement – this one does mean something.

The last of the ADA related guidance withdrawals in the Attorney General’s December 21, 2017 press release was the: “Statement of the Department of Justice on Application of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C. to State and Local Governments’ Employment Service Systems for Individuals with Disabilities (October 31, 2016).” This lengthy statement covers work programs for the disabled. DOJ’s position has long been that any work program for the disabled, whether private or governmental must be conducted in an “integrated setting;” that is, with other non-disabled individuals as employees. The 2016 statement was originally published as an extension of DOJ’s June 22, 2011 statement: “Statement of the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C.” Here’s what DOJ…

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