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Efforts to infuse equitable and inclusive practices into all phases of federally funded evaluations can transform our understanding of how—and for whom—policies and programs work. Up to one in four adults in the United States have a disability and many participate in an array of federal programs. As federal agencies seek to center equity in the design, implementation, and communication of their projects and evaluations, they have recognized the importance of engaging people with lived experience, including those with disabilities.

By Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline marks one year of operation on July 16.

When 24-year-old Marie texted 988 last December, she was in the middle of a dissociative episode that left her unable to speak.

"I just remember shaking and being on the floor and not knowing how to get my soul back to my body," Marie says. "All I could feel was fear."

With 100 different programs and services, more than 1,500 non-medically based home care staff, a world-renowned Sports & Fitness Center and over 15,000 people with disabilities served annually, across all ages and demographics, Ability360 is a nationwide leader in the disability community.

It’s hard to overstate the impact that Ability360 has made in the lives of so many for more than 40 years. And “independence” is at its core.