The 1950s: Family or Institution
The 1960s: Family, Improved Institution, Smaller
Institutions or Community Residence
The 1970s: Continued Institutional Investments, Court Orders,
Community Living for All, the Emergence of Family Support
The 1980s: Real Support for Community Living and Institutional Closures
The 1990s: Explosion of Community Housing, Institution Free States,
A Home of Your Own, Expanding Family Support
The 2000s: Olmstead and the Struggle Over Rights and Resources