Celebrating NIDILRR’s Work on Behalf of People with Disabilities

"Advocates of independent living for people with disabilities have a lesson for many aspects of HHS’s work: All Americans, including those who are older or have a disability, are best off when they can live in their home and their community."As Prepared for Delivery

Thank you, Lance [Robertson], for that introduction, and thank you to everyone who’s joined us in the Great Hall or over the livestream today.

It’s great to be here to help celebrate this milestone for NIDILRR [National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research]: 40 years of remarkable research and translational work.