Alabama settles lawsuit over institutionalizing disabled children
A preliminary settlement required Alabama to institute standardized assessments and shift children from rigid facilities into community-based care.
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Justice Department finds Alabama illegally segregates children with physical disabilities
The DOJ found that the state must make community-based services accessible so that physically disabled children can avoid being segregated in nursing facilities.
DOJ: Alabama segregates disabled foster kids into inferior schools
The report found that foster children with disabilities are placed in on-site schools that fail to provide adequate education.
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