Examples and Resources to Support Criminal Justice Entities in Compliance with Title II of the ADA

C. Additional Resources

• General requirements of Title II of the ADA - ADA Title II Technical Assistance Manual.

• How Title II applies to law enforcement agencies - Commonly Asked Questions about the ADA and Law Enforcement.

• Title II’s effective communications requirement - ADA Title II Technical Assistance Manual and ADA Update: A Primer for State and Local Governments.

• Integration obligations of state and local disability service systems - Statement on Enforcement of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the ADA and Olmstead v. L.C.

• Resources to help officers respond appropriately to people with mental illness -  Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Police-Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit.

• Alternatives to incarceration - DOJ Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.

• Diversion - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation.

• Specialty courts - Bureau of Justice Assistance and SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health Treatment Court Collaboratives.

• Alternatives to seclusion and restraint - SAMHSA’s National Center for Trauma-Informed Care and Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint and DOJ’s Report and Recommendations Concerning the Use of Restrictive Housing