News Room | Tag: Institutions (P10)
Statement Regarding Transition of Carlton Palms Residents
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Disability Rights Florida is aware of Bellwether Behavioral Health’s notice to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities that it will no longer operate in Florida as…
Monitoring and Investigation of Carlton Palms Educational Center: Results and Recommendations
Monday, March 05, 2018
Disability Rights Florida, the state’s federally-mandated Protection and Advocacy system benefitting Floridians with disabilities, has…
June 22 is 18th Anniversary of Landmark Olmstead Decision
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Today marks the 18th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C., in which the Court held that unjustified segregation and institutionalization…
Settlement Could Offer More Options for People with Mental Illness
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
The state Department of Children and Families has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Disability Rights Florida and move toward providing more options for…
Disability Advocates Resolve Litigation with Florida Department of Corrections
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Disability Rights Florida and the Florida Institutional Legal Services Project of Florida Legal Services announce that a settlement has been reached in their lawsuit against the…