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The OAA was passed as a part of [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s [[Great Society]] reforms. It followed closely behind the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|Civil Rights Act]] and the [[Economic Opportunity Act]] which included many similarly structured programs, based around a centralized network of funding for a decentralized (community level) service delivery system. The OAA was a response to Congressional concerns about the lack of community social services for [[senior citizens]].<ref name="hhs"/> | The OAA was passed as a part of [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s [[Great Society]] reforms. It followed closely behind the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|Civil Rights Act]] and the [[Economic Opportunity Act]] which included many similarly structured programs, based around a centralized network of funding for a decentralized (community level) service delivery system. The OAA was a response to Congressional concerns about the lack of community social services for [[senior citizens]].<ref name="hhs"/> | ||
Funding for many Great Society programs as well as Johnson’s political capital, dwindled during the | Funding for many Great Society programs as well as Johnson’s political capital, dwindled during the Vietnam War. Some programs and agencies were dismantled by later administrations, such as Nixon’s and Ford’s slow dissolution of the Office of Economic Opportunity. Other programs, such as those under the OAA, Medicare, Medicaid, and initiatives in the arts and humanities continue to survive. | ||
The stated purpose of the OAA is to ensure equal opportunity to the fair and free enjoyment of: adequate income in retirement; the best possible physical and mental health services without regard to economic status; suitable housing; restorative and long term care; opportunity for employment; retirement in health, honor, and dignity; civic, cultural, educational and recreational participation and contribution; efficient community services; immediate benefit from proven research knowledge; freedom, independence, and the exercise of self-determination; and protection against abuse neglect and exploitation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aoa.gov/AOARoot/AoA_Programs/OAA/oaa_full.asp#_Toc153957785 |title=Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006 |access-date=2009-07-07 |archive-date=2009-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821004316/http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/OAA/oaa_full.asp#_Toc153957785 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | The stated purpose of the OAA is to ensure equal opportunity to the fair and free enjoyment of: adequate income in retirement; the best possible physical and mental health services without regard to economic status; suitable housing; restorative and long term care; opportunity for employment; retirement in health, honor, and dignity; civic, cultural, educational and recreational participation and contribution; efficient community services; immediate benefit from proven research knowledge; freedom, independence, and the exercise of self-determination; and protection against abuse neglect and exploitation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aoa.gov/AOARoot/AoA_Programs/OAA/oaa_full.asp#_Toc153957785 |title=Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006 |access-date=2009-07-07 |archive-date=2009-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821004316/http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/OAA/oaa_full.asp#_Toc153957785 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||