Declaration for Independence

A Call to Transform Health and Long Term Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities



What We’re Reading: April 27, 2015

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This week we’re reading up on the Fair Housing Act in celebration of Fair Housing Month with the Disability.gov Blog, as well as staying current on the White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA), tech accessibility, and entrepreneurship for workers with disabilities. As April comes to a close, the Disability.gov Blog is marking Fair Housing Month [...]

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What We’re Reading: April 20, 2015

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This week the spotlight continues on Netflix, as the streaming video provider responds to calls for accessibility. We’re also working through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Proposed Rule on employer wellness programs, personal accounts from the intersection of the criminal justice and mental health systems, accessible design, and more. Netflix announced it is rolling [...]

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What We’re Reading: March 30, 2015

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This week we’re following the latest on the home care regulation, plus a new proposal to align the Affordable Care Act’s wellness provisions with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008; more on the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix and empowering workers with disabilities. The Obama administration is [...]

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Happy Anniversary, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, ADA and the ACA!

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Americans love anniversaries, whether it is the birth of our nation on July 4, our parents’ 50th, Pearl Harbor or 9/11. The year 2015 has a number of significant anniversaries of laws that have changed our country. Leonard Kirschner; July 30, 2015 On Aug. 14, 1935, in the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin [...]

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25 Years after the Vision, Fulfilling the Americans with Disabilities Act’s Promise

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Hailed as the Bill of Rights for people with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 has fulfilled much of its promise since its enactment 25 years ago. To realize the landmark federal law’s promise – ensuring citizens can be full participants in society throughout their lives – we must redouble our efforts to [...]

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Olmstead at 16

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The most historic legal decision affecting the civil rights of people with disabilities celebrates its 16th anniversary today, June 22nd. In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered its landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C., cementing the Americans with Disabilities Act’s integration mandate. The groundbreaking decision has helped thousands of people with disabilities leave institutions to [...]

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Looking Back and Forward – The ADA’s Legacy for the Next Generation

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The landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law in 1990, turns 25 this year. Part of its legacy is a generation of individuals with disabilities that have known only the ADA’s acknowledgment of their rights to participate fully in all aspects of American society. The ADA’s legacy, however, is greater than this. Together [...]

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5 Reasons Hiring People with Disabilities is Good for Business – And the Rest of Us

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Hiring people with disabilities doesn’t just allow businesses to tap into a huge and talented workforce; it improves culture, benefits the bottom line, is responsive to government guidelines, and is easier than ever – with new technologies, public-private partnerships, and new ways of doing business coming together to build inclusive workplaces. Mark Perriello; Dec. 30, [...]

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