Learn more about the Olmstead Decision and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)

October 11, 2023


The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council invites you to learn more about the Olmstead Decision and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). 

MODDC recently received a training on Olmstead and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). The training covered:

  • The Olmstead Decision
  • Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)
  • Ways to advocate about HCBS and Olmstead
This training, titled “Home and Community Based Services: Identifying Effective Advocacy” covers: The Olmstead Decision, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), and Ways to advocate about HCBS and Olmstead.

Olmstead is about a decision the Supreme Court made. This is called the Olmstead Decision.

The Court decided that:

  • People with disabilities have a right to live in their community.
  • People with disabilities have a right to get services in their community.
  • People with disabilities have a right to live outside of institutions.
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act gives people with disabilities this right.

The Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) rule is a rule the government made. 

The HCBS rule says:

  • People with disabilities have rights when they get disability services in their communities.
  • Tells providers what they have to do to respect the rights of people with disabilities.
This Easy Read video, created by the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN), talks about the HCBS Settings Rule. 

To learn more about the HCBS rule, click here to view more resources. This information was created by the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN).

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