Assistance Project.

This document is the participant's manual for a 3-day training conference for professionals involved in transition and the independent living movement for individuals with disabilities. Preliminary information includes the conference agenda, background information on the" trainers and the sponsoring organizations, and the learning objectives of the conference. The first section examines in some detail the decision in Olmstead v. United States in which the court ruled that unjustified isolation of people with disabilities is properly regarded as discrimination based on disability and requires states to provide community based services. The following sections address: (1) constitutional rights of people with disabilities; (2) outreach and identification strategies; (3) exploring the limits of community living (personal stories); (4) first meeting and initial planning; (5) identification of barriers and advocacy strategies; (6) housing; (7) states ' use of home health, the Personal Care Services benefit