# Administration for Community Living (ACL)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/administration-for-community-living-acl-/  
**Website:** https://acl.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. ACL works to maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older adults, people with disabilities across the lifespan, and their families and caregivers. The agency administers the Older Americans Act programs, supports disability services through centers for independent living, and maintains the AGing, Independence, and Disability (AGID) Program Data Portal providing publicly accessible datasets on aging and disability programs. ACL also operates the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).

## Kin Score — 10.4 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 10.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 11.1 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **AGID Program Data Portal** — The AGing, Independence, and Disability (AGID) Program Data Portal provides publicly accessible data from programs funded under the Older Americans Act and related disability pr...

## Security (1)

- **Administration For Community Living Acl  Domain Security** — TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Administration For Community Living Acl  Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Aging Services Research And Planning** — Researchers and state agencies can access AGID data to analyze trends in aging services utilization, outcomes, and demographics to inform program planning.
- **Long-Term Care Ombudsman Analysis** — Policy researchers can use NORS data to analyze complaint trends, facility quality indicators, and resident outcomes in long-term care settings.
- **Adult Protective Services Benchmarking** — State APS programs and advocates can use NAMRS data to benchmark reporting, investigation, and service delivery across states.
- **Disability Employment And Housing Research** — Researchers can analyze I/DD longitudinal data to track trends in employment, residential services, and community integration for people with intellectual and developmental disa...
- **Community Living Policy Development** — Federal and state policymakers can use ACL data to evaluate the impact of community living initiatives and identify gaps in service delivery.

## Tags

Aging, Federal-Government, Healthcare, Disability, Independent Living, Open Data, Social Services

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/administration-for-community-living-acl-/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.