Administration for Community Living: Developmental Disabilities Network Statement on the 60th Anniversary of the DD Act
November 03, 2023
November 03, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living issued the following statement on Nov. 2, 2023:
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From Jill Jacobs, Commissioner of ACL's :
October 31st marked 60 years since President John F. Kennedy signed the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). The DD Act advanced a fundamentally different vision of what it means to live with a developmental disability. The . . .
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From Jill Jacobs, Commissioner of ACL's :
October 31st marked 60 years since President John F. Kennedy signed the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). The DD Act advanced a fundamentally different vision of what it means to live with a developmental disability. The . . .