CONWAY, Ark. — The federal government's lawsuit claiming the state violated the rights of residents at the Conway Human Development Center by failing to provide appropriate care is scheduled to go to trial Wednesday.
The U.S. Justice Department filed the federal lawsuit in 2009, claiming the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal laws had been violated because residents at the Conway center hadn't received appropriate care or education.
About 500 people with disabilities live at the Conway center, about 150 of whom are deemed medically fragile and require around-the-clock care. Another 500 Arkansans with developmental disabilities live at the state’s five other centers, including the Alexander Human Development Center, which is in the process of closing.
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