Category: SCII State Profiles

  • SCII 2026 State Profile: Illinois

    Category: SCII State Profiles Tags: Illinois, Disability Policy, Community Integration, Olmstead, HCBS, Disability Rights, SCII 2026, State Profile, Independent Living, Williams Consent Decree, Choate Developmental Center, DOJ Investigation, Mental Health, IDD Services, Policy Analysis Introduction Illinois ranks tenth in the 2026 State Community Integration Index, the only state in the…

  • SCII 2026 State Profile: Florida

    Category: SCII State Profiles Tags: Florida, Disability Policy, Community Integration, Olmstead, HCBS, Disability Rights, SCII 2026, State Profile, Independent Living, iBudget Waiver, Baker Act, DD Waitlist, Mental Health, IDD Services, Policy Analysis Introduction Florida ranks eleventh in the 2026 State Community Integration Index, placing in the critical borderline range with…

  • SCII 2026 State Profile: New York

    Category: SCII State Profiles Tags: New York, Disability Policy, Community Integration, Olmstead, HCBS, Disability Rights, SCII 2026, State Profile, Independent Living, HALT Act, Solitary Confinement, Mental Health, IDD Services, Policy Analysis Introduction New York ranks ninth in the 2026 State Community Integration Index, occupying a position that captures one of…

  • SCII 2026 State Profile: Georgia

    Category: SCII State Profiles Tags: Georgia, Disability Policy, Community Integration, Olmstead, HCBS, Disability Rights, SCII 2026, State Profile, Independent Living, DOJ Settlement, Mental Health, IDD Services, Policy Analysis Introduction Georgia ranks eighth in the 2026 State Community Integration Index, representing one of the most consequential and instructive Olmstead implementation stories…

  • SCII 2026 State Profile: Pennsylvania

    Category: SCII State Profiles Tags: Pennsylvania, Disability Policy, Community Integration, Olmstead, HCBS, Disability Rights, SCII 2026, State Profile, Independent Living, Benjamin v. Pennsylvania, ICF/IID, Policy Analysis, Disability Services Introduction Pennsylvania ranks seventh in the 2026 State Community Integration Index, occupying a position that reflects the most important structural tension in…

  • SCII 2026 State Profile: Colorado

    Category: SCII State Profiles Tags: Colorado, Disability Policy, Community Integration, Olmstead, HCBS, Subminimum Wage, Disability Rights, SCII 2026, State Profile, Independent Living, Competitive Integrated Employment, Policy Analysis, SB21-039 Introduction Colorado ranks sixth in the 2026 State Community Integration Index, occupying a position that reflects both genuine legislative achievement and the…

  • SCII 2026 State Profile: Minnesota

    Category: SCII State Profiles Tags: Minnesota, Disability Policy, Community Integration, Olmstead, HCBS, Disability Rights, SCII 2026, State Profile, Independent Living, Employment First, Disability Services, Policy Analysis, Integrated Community Supports Introduction Minnesota ranks fifth in the 2026 State Community Integration Index, representing the upper range of Tier 2 performance and the…

  • SCII 2026 State Profile: Washington State

    Category: SCII State Profiles Tags: Washington State, Disability Policy, Community Integration, Olmstead, HCBS, Subminimum Wage, Disability Rights, SCII 2026, State Profile, Independent Living, Competitive Integrated Employment, Policy Analysis, HCBS Waiver Reform Introduction Washington State ranks fourth in the 2026 State Community Integration Index, distinguished by a combination of legislative leadership…

  • SCII 2026 State Profile: Maryland

    Category: SCII State Profiles Tags: Maryland, Disability Policy, Community Integration, Olmstead, HCBS, Subminimum Wage, Disability Rights, SCII 2026, State Profile, Independent Living, Competitive Integrated Employment, Policy Analysis, Disability Employment Introduction Maryland ranks third in the 2026 State Community Integration Index, distinguished by a singular achievement that places it in a…

  • SCII 2026 State Profile: Oregon

    Category: SCII State Profiles Tags: Oregon, Disability Policy, Community Integration, Olmstead, HCBS, Subminimum Wage, Disability Rights, SCII 2026, State Profile, Independent Living, Competitive Integrated Employment, Policy Analysis, Lane v. Brown Introduction Oregon ranks second in the 2026 State Community Integration Index, distinguished by a record of policy leadership that is…