Creating Livable Communities

October 31, 2006 Creating Livable Communities The National Council on Disability (NCD) has produced a series of three reports on the topic of livable communities for people with disabilities. This is the third report; it explores promising practices, the implementation barriers that exist, and potential methods for overcoming the barriers. The NCD interest in livable communities is based on three concepts: The prospect of a growing population of people with disabilities as the baby boom generation ages   The desire that people with disabilities-indeed, all people-have to live in their own homes and communities and maintain their self-determination . . .