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Policymakers should expand opportunities for people to volunteer in their communities. This includes older adults and people with disabilities.

Enforcement of civil and criminal laws should avoid penalizing people with escalating fines, loss of rights, or criminal penalties when the person subject to enforcement cannot sa

Legal services programs should be fully funded.

The federal government should broadly interpret and vigorously enforce the ADA.

The federal government should encourage and expedite funding for priority research, demonstration projects, and referral programs for the design an

Enforcement of civil and criminal laws should not penalize people unable to pay civil or criminal fees or fines due to poverty.

Policymakers should explicitly allow private individuals to protect their rights in court.

Policymakers should ensure that judicial proceedings are fair. They should not enact statutory damage limitations.

Policymakers should not restrict the ability to bring a class action.

Federal laws related to private enforcement of legal rights should provide a baseline for protecting individual rights.