At the December 1, 2011 Fairness Hearing before United States District Court Judge Donovan Frank, the METO Settlement Agreement was accepted. The settlement was reached between the State of Minnesota and 300 developmentally disabled former residents of a state-run institution. The suit alleged that Minnesota Extended Treatment Options, a facility in Cambridge, frequently subjected patients with developmental disabilities to "improper and inhumane use of seclusion and mechanical restraints." Judge Frank issued the official Order on December 5, 2011.
Interviews on the METO Settlement and METO Settlement documents can be found at mn.gov/mnddc/meto_settlement.
The concept of self determination stems from ever-changing ways that we think about individuals with developmental disabilities, how these are reflected in national trends and developments, and how services and supports are organized and provided around them.
This paper, authored by Bruce Kappel, discusses self determination and consumer directed community supports (CDCS) in Minnesota from 1990 – 2006, the role that individuals played in that process, and conditions that prompted some of those changes: Self Determination and CDCS