U.S. Settles with Georgia in ADA Suit

ATLANTA -- The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it has settled a suit against Georgia alleging unlawful segregation of the disabled.
In a statement, the department said the agreement will transform the state's mental health and developmental disabilities, and resolves alleged segregation of individuals with mental illness and developmental disabilities in the state's psychiatric hospitals in violation of the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act and the Supreme Court's landmark 1999 decision in Olmstead vs. L.C