Community Integration
1. Case Selection Priorities (PADD, PAIMI and PAIR):
Individual requests involving the people with disabilities moving into the most integrated setting will be a priority, except those requests that are encompassed by the existing class actions described below (See Special Initiatives 2(a), (b) and (d)).2. Special Initiatives
a. Implementation in Illinois of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead Community Integration Mandate for People with Mental Illness (Funding from PAIMI)
Goal: EFE will advocate for the state to implement the U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead community integration mandate for people with mental illness living in Institutions for Mental Disease (IMDs) through pending litigation.
b. Implementation in Illinois of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead Community Integration Mandate for People with Developmental Disabilities (Funding from PADD)
Goal: EFE will advocate for the state to implement the U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead community integration mandate for people with developmental disabilities living in private institutional settings through pending litigation.
c. Community Services for Young Adults Transitioning off the Medically Fragile Waiver for Children (Funding from PADD)
Goal: EFE will litigate cases involving young adults who are being denied in-home services when transitioning off the Medically Fragile Waiver for Children and develop a systemic strategy to compel the state to adequately fund services in the most integrated setting. Because of limited resources, EFE will only be litigating those cases that were accepted in previous fiscal years. It is hoped that these existing cases will positively impact those cases EFE is not able to accept due to limited resources.
d. Implementation in Illinois of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead Community Integration Mandate for People living in Traditional Nursing Homes (Funding from PAIMI)
Goal: EFE will advocate for the state to implement the U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead community integration mandate for people with mental illness and other disabilities living in traditional nursing homes.
