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This Advisory highlights how mental and substance use disorder treatment programs can better serve people with physical and cognitive disabilities and substance use disorders (SUDs) and/or serious mental illness (SMI). The most current prevalence data (2016), an estimated 61.4 million noninstitutionalized U.S. adults had one or more disabilities.1 SMI and co-occurring substance use disorder SUDs are generally considered disabilities under federal disability rights laws. This publication is not intended to provide guidance on complying with federal, state, or local disability rights laws. This advisory includes some recommendations that are required, may be required or may exceed the requirements of the federal, state, or local disability rights laws.

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2019
https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Mental-and-Substance-Use-Disorder-Treatment-for-People-With-Physical-and-Cognitive-Disabilities/PEP19-02-00-002