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2013No One Left Behind: Including Older Adults and People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning**September 4, 2015 | Kathleen Otte, Regional Administrator, Regions I and II, Administration for Community Living**
    Assistive Technology 25 Years After the ADA**August 3, 2015 | Marty Exline, Director, Missouri Assistive Technology**As the nation celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the ACL blog is featuring guest posts from leaders in the disability community.
    An interview with a team of innovatorsThis summer, ACL was named a winner in the HHS Innovates awards for its efforts to link health care and community services. The awards recognize creative solutions developed by HHS employees in response to some of the nation’s most challenging problems in health, health care and government.
    Recap: WHCOA, Healthy Aging SummitThis month has been a whirlwind of exciting activity and announcements for the Administration on Aging and the Administration for Community Living as a whole.
    Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act**July 28, 2015 | Sharon Lewis, Principal Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living and Jocelyn Samuels, Director, Office for Civil Rights**This post was originally published on the HHS Blog.
    Protection and Advocacy: A Foundation for Disability Rights**July 28, 2015 | Curt Decker, Executive Director, National Disability Rights Network**
    Celebrating and Improving: the ADA at 25**July 27, 2015 | Robin Jones, Director, Great Lakes ADA Center, Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago**As the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ACL is featuring guest blogs from leaders in the disability community. For decades, the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research has funded the ADA National Network, a consortium of 10 regional organizations dedicated to the successful implementation of the ADA.
    Yes, we did! And there’s more to do**July 24, 2015 | Judy Heumann, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, U.S. Department of State**As the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) approaches, ACL is featuring guest blogs from leaders in the disability community.
    New Rule Eases Implementation of Developmental Disabilities ActAs we head into a weekend of events celebrating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) is releasing a final rule (PDF) that will strengthen critical programs that promot
    The 25th Anniversary of the ADA: Celebrating Progress, Re-envisioning the Future**July 23, 2015 | Lex Frieden, Director, Independent Living Research Utilization Program, TIRR Memorial Hermann**As the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) approaches, ACL is featuring guest blogs from leaders in the disability community.
  
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