Stephen F. Gold is an attorney who specializes in civil rights and represents only persons with disabilities. Besides representing numerous individuals with disabilities in discrimination lawsuits, he also represents ADAPT and NOT DEAD YET.

Mr. Gold successfully argued the case, Helen L., that a state discriminates against a person by requiring them to receive services in a segregated nursing home, rather than providing them services in the community. This lawsuit established the legal principle that persons with disabilities are entitled to receive services "in the most integrated setting appropriate" to their needs and the failure to provide those services was discriminatory. The Supreme Court in the Olmstead decision followed the legal principle and consequently, "the most integrated setting" is now the law of the land. As a result of this lawsuit, advocates can help people in nursing homes live in the communities with personal assistance services.

His Information Bulletins, which have a national circulation of more than 6,000 advocates and persons with disabilities, have dealt with housing, nursing homes, education, and medical assistance.

Ari Ne'eman is the Founding President of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, where he initiates and directs efforts to increase the representation of autistic individuals in public policy discussions. He is an adult on the autism spectrum and a leading advocate in the neurodiversity movement, frequently briefing policymakers and speaking publicly on disability and autism policy issues. In April 2010, he was appointed by Secretary Sebelius as a public member to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, a Federal advisory committee that coordinates all efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services concerning autism. In 2009, President Obama nominated Ari to the National Council on Disability, a federal agency charged with advising Congress and the President on disability policy issues. He was confirmed by the Senate in July 2010. He is both the youngest and the first Autistic member of the National Council on Disability. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, where he studied political science in the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program.