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Hawaii advocates fight for people at risk of losing their freedom In Hawai`i we CLOSED our last state school on June 30, 1999. We still have a state hospital, but it does not have that many inmates. Some of the community placements from the state school are not great, so we are reviewing the "homes" to be certain that they ARE homes [and not mini-institutions] . We are not perfect, but it is not bad for a governor who supported Georgia on Olmstead. David Pfeiffer David Pfeiffer, Ph.D., is the Resident Scholar at the Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa   Hawaii District Court rules People "at risk of" institutionalzation also protected by law On November 26, 1999, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii issued a decision in a case brought by the Hawaii Protection and Advocacy system. In Makin v. Hawaii, a class action brought on behalf of individuals with Mental Retardation living at home without appropriate services, the District Court held that the integration mandate of Title II applies to persons at risk of institutionalization and not only to those already institutionalized. More on this case     The Hawaii case adds to the growing case law interpreting the Supreme Court's ruling in Olmstead v. L.C. Read about other cases at http://www.protectionandadvocacy.com/waiverdocket.htm   Freedom Clearinghouse is a project of Free Hand Press, publisher of Mouth magazine. Website developed by Cliffwood Organic Works. Website hosted by DIMENET. | E-mail | Home |