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HUD Issues New Guidance to Encourage Participation in State Efforts to Assist Individuals Moving Out of Institutions, Into Housing

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today issued new guidance to HUD-assisted housing providers on how they can support state and local Olmstead efforts to increase the integrated housing opportunities for individuals with disabilities who are transitioning from, or at serious risk of entering, institutions and other restrictive, segregated settings. Read HUD’s new guidance (PDF) or read the full press release.