News Report | December 22, 2021
Justice Department Finds State Of Iowa Unnecessarily Segregates People With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
On December 8, 2021, the U.S Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Civil Rights Division ruled that the state of Iowa unnecessarily segregates people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DDs) in state-run Resource Centers. Specifically, the Civil Rights Division found that there is reasonable cause to believe Iowa fails to provide services to residents of the Glenwood and Woodward Resource Centers (two state-run institutions for individuals with I/DD in Glenwood and Woodward, Iowa, respectively), or those at serious risk of institutionalization, in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs.
Because Iowa’s system of care . . .