"As the older population grows larger, it will also grow more diverse, reflecting the demographic changes in the U.S. population as a whole over the past century. Over the next 50 years, programs and services for the older population will require greater flexibility to meet the demands of a diverse and changing population."
— Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being, 2000

• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, As Ammended in 2008 (ADA)
• ADA Home Page (U.S. Department of Justice)
• Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act of 1980 (CRIPA)
• Executive Order 13166: Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
• Executive Order 13217: Community-based Alternatives for Individuals with Disabilities (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
• National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services, CLAS (U.S. Office of Minority Health)
• New Freedom Initiative (CMS)
• Olmstead Supreme Court Decision
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Fact Sheet)

Suggested Reading

• Civil Rights: An Overview (Cornell Law School)
• Executive Order 13166, Limited English Proficiency Resource Document: Tips and Tools from the Field (U.S. Department of Justice, 2004)
• Filing Civil Rights Complaints (U.S. Department of Justice)
  • Spanish Version
• A Guide to Disability Rights Laws (U.S. Department of Justice, 2005)

Additional Information

• Diversity Rx
• Older Americans 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being (Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics)
• Civil Rights (U.S. Administration on Aging)