The
National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency
making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting
Americans with disabilities. NCD is composed of 15 members appointed
by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. In its 1986 report
Toward Independence,
NCD first proposed that Congress should enact a civil rights law
for people with disabilities. In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities
Act was signed into law.
NCD's overall purpose is to promote policies, programs,
practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all
individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity
of the disability; and to empower individuals with disabilities
to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion
and integration into all aspects of society.
NCD is currently working on a series of reports known
as Investing in Independence, which
interrelate with centerpiece initiatives presented in President
Bush's New
Freedom Initiative. These reports focus on universal design
in information and assistive technology; consumer oriented/directed
health care; long-term health care; and effective return-to-work
strategies.
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