AARP: A Disability Rights Forum and Launch of the NAB’s Refreshed 6 Foundational Principles

The National Advisory Board (NAB) on Improving Health Care Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities 13 years ago. It was then the board launched its groundbreaking Six Foundational Principles, affirming the rights of older adults and people with disabilities to live at home, on their own terms, with the health and community support they need.

Together with advocates around the country, the organization uses the six principles to inform lawmakers and healthcare leaders about the needs and preferences of people with disabilities and older adults.

The principles convey the importance of equitable access to healthcare and the critical need for home and community-based services to policy makers, regulators, and industry leaders.

During the forum advocates will address the disparities laid bare by COVID-19, discuss the organization’s path forward, and lay the groundwork for continued advances in the movement.

The online discussions will include disability rights leaders who will talk about home and community-based services (HCBS), employment, mental health, technology accessibility, and health disparities in COVID-19.

•   Lex Frieden, Architect of the ADA and Convener of the NAB

•   Julia Bascom, Executive Director, Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)

•   Kelly Buckland, Executive Director, National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)

•   Crosby Cromwell, Disability Consultant

•   Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO, Mental Health America (MHA)

•   Jeff Hughes, Executive Director, Progressive Independence

•   Andy Imparato, Executive Director, Disability Rights California (DRC)

•   Joseph Jones, Executive Director, The Harkin Institute

•   Anil Lewis, Executive Director, National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

•   Christina Mills, Executive Director, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC)

•   Cynthia Overton, Director of Tech Workplace Initiatives, Kapor Center

•   Maria Town, President and CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)

•   John Tschida, Executive Director at the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)

•   Dior Vargas, Queer Latina Feminist Mental Health Activist

Please share this invite with your colleagues, legislators, friends, and family on Facebook and Twitter, and use #ADA30 and #DFI6Principles to share your thoughts and questions on social media.