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October 13, 2006
A Disability System for the 21st Century, A Report By The Social Security Advisory Board, September 2006
The following is excerpted from the Introduction to the report.
"During the past 3 years a major activity of the Board has been a review of our Nation’s approach to disability. We have been aided in this task by the many thoughtful parties who have generously shared their perspectives and expertise with us. We have learned a great deal about the strengths and weaknesses of the disability system. The result has been to confirm our belief that a definition based on inability to work collides with the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which proclaimed that “the Nation’s proper goals regarding individuals with disabilities are to assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for such individuals.”
This report is available online as a pdf file.
Posted by Nancy at October 13, 2006 11:06 AM