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This is particularly true for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At ACL we are working with our partners across federal government, with states and communities, and with people with disabilities to identify — and then demolish — the obstacles that keep people with disabilities out of the workforce. Together with partners in the federal, state, and community levels, we are dismantling some of the other common barriers to employment, such as a lack of accessible transportation, difficulty finding programs and services that can help, and insufficient skills training. Employers miss out on a larger and more diverse talent pool to pick from when hiring. We know that high expectations and high accomplishments go hand-in-hand, but children and young adults with disabilities are often not pushed to succeed in the same way their peers without disabilities are. We have to change this — and we are. It is a year-round focus, and I am excited about what we can do, working together.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Too often, the individual strengths, skills, and talents — and potential — of people with disabilities are underestimated. Many DD Councils also support employment programs such as Project SEARCH. For example, businesses often believe reasonable accommodations are extremely difficult or costly to provide, and they shy away from hiring people with disabilities as a result. People with disabilities miss out. Employment in integrated settings, and at competitive wages, offers a direct pathway to greater independence and self-sufficiency, and research suggests that people with disabilities are happier and healthier when they have the opportunity to work. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}At ACL, we have a vibrant workforce that benefits from the diversity of experiences contributed by people from all backgrounds, including many people with disabilities. Frequently, the highest obstacles to employment are not physical. That central premise is shared across all the work we do at ACL to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities. These are just a few of many examples. NDEAM may be coming to a close, but our commitment to removing barriers to employment for people with disabilities is not. Unfortunately, we are far from typical, and it is a sad fact that people with disabilities are far less likely to be working than their peers. As laboratories of innovation, states and communities are experimenting with new models to make working in the community the preferred option for people with all types of disabilities.