Certification Revoked For Disabled Class That Wants To Move Out Of Nursing Homes

(September 15, 2017, 12:46 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge on Sept. 13 rescinded certification of a class of people who allege that they have been denied effective transition services by the District of Columbia, resulting in them being stuck in nursing facilities in violation of the integration mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, finding that the plaintiffs failed to show the existence of “a concrete, systemic failure that entitles them to class-wide relief” (Ivy Brown, et al. v. District of Columbia, No. 10-2250, D. D.C., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147939)....