- Post Navigation
- Categories
- Hope House Matters » read post
-
Ohio city wants to limit where people with disabilities can live
September 3rd, 2010
By Jennifer Lindgren, WKYC.com
The City of Strongsville has proposed an ordinance some say would limit the freedoms of the developmentally disabled.
Ordinance 2010-096 will be up for public discussion in Strongsville next Tuesday, where many are expected to voice their opinions.
Attorneys for the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, for one, will speak on the agency’s behalf.
“As [the ordinance] is written right now, it is very restrictive. It violates the Fair Housing Act, it violates HIPAA and other provisions of federal law,” said Dr. Terry Ryan, Superintendent for the CCBDD.
Dr. Ryan says the concern surrounds wording in the proposed ordinance that would restrict where people with developmental disabilities could live. It would also require those people to disclose the type of disability they have, and require 24-hour supervision, without regard to actual need for supervision.
“It also gives overly broad authority to city officials to determine who can live in a home,” said Dr. Ryan.
Leave a Comment
All comments must be approved by the moderator. Thank you.