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October 26, 2018 |
On October 18, 2018, leaders and pioneers from the disability research field gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the National Institute for Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). NIDILRR’s mission is to generate new knowledge and to promote its…
October 1, 2018 | Lance Robertson, Former Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging
Today, on the International Day of Older Persons, the United States joins communities around the world to pause and reflect upon the contributions of older people globally, and also to encourage all nations to thoughtfully consider and address the challenges faced by older people.
This day…
September 26, 2018 | By Keri Ann Lipperini, MPA, Director of the Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs
2017 NCOA Falls Free® Photo Contest Winner: Asbury Harris Epworth Towers/Wesley Woods Senior Living; Atlanta, GA
One in four adults aged 65 or older falls each year, often in or near their homes. While many falls are minor, an older adult dies from complications from a fall every 19 minutes.…
September 7, 2018 | Lance Robertson, Former Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging
As chair of the U.S. Access Board, I had the privilege of participating in an event today celebrating the anniversary of the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) of 1968 and the fifty years of progress it helped spark.
Before the ABA was passed, accessibility standards were often inconsistent -- and…
August 10, 2018 | Lance Robertson, Former Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging
At ACL, our goal is to make community living possible for everyone. We believe community living should always be the expectation, and that older adults and people with disabilities should be able to live alongside people of all ages, with and without disabilities, with the same opportunities to…
July 26, 2018 | Lance Robertson, ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging
Earlier this month we celebrated Independence Day, commemorating the day in 1776 when the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which asserted:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain…
June 22, 2018 | Lance Robertson, ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging
The right to live independently, integrated into the community, is a cornerstone of the disability rights movement. It’s also the core of the mission for the Administration for Community Living — it’s even built into our name. ACL was created around the fundamental principle that all people,…
June 19, 2018 | Thom Campbell, TBI Program Manager, Administration on Disabilities at ACL
There’s a lot going on with ACL’s Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program lately, and I wanted to share a few of the highlights.
We recently awarded 24 three-year cooperative agreements under two new funding opportunities for ACL’s Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Partnership Program. [This program…
June 15, 2018 | U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome M. Adams and Lance Robertson, ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging
Elder abuse is a critical social, health, and economic problem. Approximately 10 percent of adults age 60 and older have experienced physical abuse, psychological or verbal abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. Older Americans lose an estimated $2.9 billion a year as a result of…
June 14, 2018 | Lance Robertson, Former Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging
On the eve of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Social Security Matters blog is featuring a guest post by ACL Administrator Lance Robertson offering practical tips to join the fight for elder justice.
As Americans, we believe that people of all ages and abilities deserve to be treated…