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  1. Celebrating Connection This Residents’ Rights Month

    Celebrating Connection This Residents’ Rights Month Tue, 10/27/2020 - 12:00 Vanessa Conway (left) and Kim Palmore (right) of Texas's Long-Term Care Ombudsman program and the Ark-Tex Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging. Every October, we celebrate …

  2. Blog: Raising the Bar for DD Awareness Month

    Blog: Raising the Bar for DD Awareness Month Wed, 03/06/2019 - 12:00 At ACL, we believe that people of all ages, with and without disabilities should be able to live, grow, learn, and work side by side. Community living makes all of us, and our shared …

  3. DD Awareness Month: Appreciating Community During Difficult Times

    DD Awareness Month: Appreciating Community During Difficult Times Tue, 03/31/2020 - 12:00 Louisiana DD Council Chair April Dunn with Gov. John Bel Edwards and his wife, Donna Edwards. Every year during the month of March, we celebrate Developmental …

  4. Protection & Advocacy Systems

    Protection & Advocacy Systems Together, Protection & Advocacy agencies (P&As) comprise the nation's largest provider of legally-based advocacy services for people with disabilities. P&As have the legal authority to: Investigate suspected abuse or neglect …

  5. Highlights from A Week of ADA Celebrations

    Highlights from A Week of ADA Celebrations Fri, 08/07/2020 - 12:00 July 26 marked the 30th anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, and last week included a number of events to celebrate. I know it was difficult for everyone to …

  6. To These Veterans, Veteran-Directed Care Program is “The Country Saying, ‘We Love You and We Care.’”

    To These Veterans, Veteran-Directed Care Program is “The Country Saying, ‘We Love You and We Care.’” Thu, 11/09/2023 - 12:00 On Saturday, we join the nation in celebrating Veterans Day and the generations of American service members who swore an oath to …

  7. ACL Announces MENTAL Health Innovation Challenge

    ACL Announces MENTAL Health Innovation Challenge Tue, 06/23/2020 - 12:00 Challenge seeks online tool to help socially isolated Americans connect and engage Today, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for …

  8. At Senior Centers, Meals Become Gateways to Activities, Services, and Connections

    At Senior Centers, Meals Become Gateways to Activities, Services, and Connections Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:00 HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan and ACL Administrator Lance Robertson arrived at the Walter Reed Community and Senior Center in Arlington, VA just …

  9. Moving the Boulder on Elder Justice: 5 Years of Collaboration

    … move forward and upward. Older adults deserve the dignity, independence, and security we all seek, and they are more …

  10. Lessons From Tribal Culture: What Gramma Taught Me About Aging Services

    Lessons From Tribal Culture: What Gramma Taught Me About Aging Services Tue, 11/01/2016 - 12:00 Cynthia LaCounte, ACL/AOA Director of the Office for American Indian, Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian Programs This post tells the personal story of Cynthia …

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