Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Programmatic Definitions of Disability: Policy Implications

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Programmatic Definitions of Disability: Policy Implications Michele Adler Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationU.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1991 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/prodefes.pdf (26 PDF pages)

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Federal Disability Data: Creating a Structure in the 1990s to Further the Goals of the ADA

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Disability Data: Creating A Structure in the 1990s to Further the Goals of the ADA Michele Adler HHS Office of Family, Community and Long-Term Care Policy December 8, 1992 PDF Version

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Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology: Federal Disability Programs Section

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology: Federal Disability Programs Michele Adler U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1996 PDF Version (17 PDF pages)

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Barriers to and Supports for Work Among Adults with Disabilities: Results from the NHIS-D

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Report to Congress: Aging Services Technology Study

Report to Congress: Aging Services Technology Study

Older adults, people with disabilities, and those who provide services and supports to these individuals utilize a variety of aging services technologies (ASTs) to achieve and maintain maximum physical function, to live as independently as possible, to study and learn, and to participate in and contribute to society. The potential benefits offered

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Programmatic Definitions of Disability: Policy Implications

This paper looks at programmatic definitions of disability for federal disability programs by: (1) reviewing and examining major programmatic definitions of disability, and (2) describing complex eligibility processes by using the Social Security Disability Insurance program as an example. Programmatic definitions are critical from a federal polic

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Federal Disability Data: Creating a Structure in the 1990s to Further the Goals of the ADA

Landmark legislation has the power to change people's lives for many years to come. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law on July 26, 1990, is landmark legislation for Americans with disabilities. The four goals of the ADA equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency ar

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Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology: Federal Disability Programs Section

Federal disability programs, which provide services such as cash support, health care coverage, and direct supportive services to eligible people with disabilities, are typically limited to people under the age of 65. This entry of the Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology contains information about the Americans with Disabilities Act and nine maj

From: Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology: Federal Disability Programs Section