Abbreviations
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADEA: Age Discrimination in Employment Act
CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Formerly Health Care Financing Administration)
DOJ: US Department of Justice
EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
OAA: Older Americans Act
SSA: Social Security Act
SSBG: Social Services Block Grant (Title XX, Social Security Act)
SCSEP: Senior Community Service Employment Program (Title V, OAA)
WIA: Workforce Investment Act

Materials to Review

• Age Discrimination (US Department of Labor)
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• CMS/HCFA History
• Public Laws Affecting Seniors (FirstGov for Seniors)
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Older Americans Act (OAA): Overview and Brief History
• Older Americans Act - A Layman's Guide
• OAA - Current Regulations
• OAA 2000 Amendments
• OAA - Official Compilation of the Older Americans Act as Amended in 2000 (GPO)
• Fast Facts and Figures About Social Security
• Title XX Block Grants to States for Social Services
• Workforce Investment Act Waivers

Additional Online Resources
Directories

• Medicare Contacts
• Medicare Eligibility, Enrollment, & Premiums
• Social Security Office Locator Social Security Office Locator
• Social Security Regional Web sites

Government

• Administration on Aging (AoA)
• Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• US Department of Justice (DOJ)
• US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration (DOLETA)
• Social Security Administration (SSA)

Public Laws

• Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (of special interest to grandparents and other kinship caregivers). Also see
• Age Discrimination Act of 1975
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
• Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination
• A Guide to Disability Rights Laws (US Department of Justice)
• Older Americans Act
• Older Americans Act Title V - Community Service Employment for Older Workers (SCSEP)
• Social Security Law