"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 www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/coord/titlevi.htm
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode29/usc_sup_01_29_10_14.html
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/pubs/ada.txt; See also, www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/
• Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act of 1980 (CRIPA) www.usdoj.gov/crt/split/cripa.htm
• Executive Order 13166: Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/13166.htm
• Executive Order 13217: Community-based Alternatives for Individuals with Disabilities www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/06/20010619.html
• National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services, CLAS (U.S. Office of Minority Health) www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=15
• New Freedom Initiative www.cms.hhs.gov/NewFreedomInitiative/
• Olmstead Supreme Court Decision http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/98-536.ZS.html
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 www.hhs.gov/ocr/504.html

Suggested Reading

• Civil Rights: An Overview (Cornell Law School) www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Civil_rights
• Executive Order 13166, Limited English Proficiency Resource Document: Tips and Tools from the Field (U.S. Department of Justice, 2004) www.lep.gov/tips_tools_92104.htm
• Filing Civil Rights Complaints (U.S. Department of Justice) www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocr/crcfaq.htm Spanish Version > www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocr/crcfaq_spanish.pdf
• A Guide to Disability Rights Laws (U.S. Department of Justice, 2005) www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm

Additional Information

• Diversity Rx www.diversityrx.org/HTML/LELAWS.htm#TITLEVI
• Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being (Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics) www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2000/default.htm