ACL's vision is for all people, regardless of age and disability, to live with dignity, make their own choices, and participate fully in society.

Comments that the Principal Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living allegedly made about favoring segregation of individuals with disabilities motivated lawmakers to write to the head of the administration to ask if the agency is still committed to its mission that all individuals should be able to live at home with necessary supports.