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  1. Aging and Disability Resource Centers

    … counseling and assistance; empower people to make informed decisions about their long-term services and supports; and …

  2. Making Disability Rights History: HHS Announces Powerful Anti-Discrimination Protections

    … Making Disability Rights History: HHS Announces Powerful … in medical care and ensures that medical treatment decisions are not based on biases or stereotypes about … a person without a disability. These include, for example, decisions about life-sustaining treatment, organ …

  3. A Person-Centered Approach to Advanced Illness

    … has the right to make choices and to control their own decisions. This right is independent of age or disability. … and place individual choices at the center of treatment decisions—whether the decision involves avoiding unwanted treatments or providing …

  4. ACL’s COVID-19 Resources: What’s New

    … has developed new resources to help families with difficult decisions about online and in-person learning. Resources include a school re-entry fact sheet and a school decision making tool . Expanding access to telehealth: The Centers …

  5. Community Living for All: A Celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act

    … Act and reinforced through the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. – a decision we fully support.  We are firmly committed to … settings rule. In short, at ACL, we are fully committed to making community living possible for all. We are proud of …

  6. Planning Ahead After Age 65

    … family or loved ones about how to make important health decisions for you, should you no longerbe able to make those decisions for yourself. Consult the Advance Care Plan …

  7. No Wrong Door

    … to do so. NWD empowers individuals to make informed decisions, exercise control over their needs, and achieve …

  8. Supportive Services That Make Community Living Possible

    … help with dressing and eating. For others, it is help with making decisions and planning. Still, others require a blend of … Access to needed services is a key component of making a person's home and community accessible, so there is …

  9. Employment First State Leadership Mentoring Program

    … participation in the EFSLMP is directly linked to the decision-making authority of the state government officials involved … means States must include at least one key political leader/decision-maker from a minimum of six state agencies in the …

  10. Advocacy and Empowerment for Individuals, Families, and Communities

    … in the community. A range of promising models, including supported decision making and other formal and informal arrangements offer …

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