§15005 Reports of the Secretary

Summary

At least once every 2 years, the Secretary must use the reports from programs under parts B, C, D, and E to prepare and send a report to the President, Congress, and the National Council on Disability. The report must give clear examples of how the councils, protection and advocacy systems, centers, and other funded groups worked together; how they helped people with developmental disabilities and their families take part in planning and getting community services and supports that promote choice, independence, work, and full inclusion; how they carried out advocacy, built capacity, and changed systems or policies, including help for people who are traditionally unserved or underserved (especially racial and ethnic minorities and those in underserved areas); and how their work affected people with other kinds of disabilities. The report must also say how well the programs protected people with developmental disabilities from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and rights violations, include information on deaths and serious injuries, and summarize any times the programs did not follow the law and what was done to fix those problems.