ˈækd ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈɜːnd ɐ plˈeɪs ʌv ˈɑːnɚɹ ɪnðə dˌɪsɐbˈɪləɾi ɹˈaɪts mˈuːvmənt wɛn ɪt hˈɛlpt tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ fˈɛdɚɹəl fˈʌndɪŋ fɔːɹ wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ ɐ nˈæʃənəl nˈɛtwɜːk ʌv sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt lˈɪvɪŋ sˈɛntɚz ænd hˈɛlpt tə pˈeɪv ðə wˈeɪ fɔːɹ æksˈɛsəbəl pˈʌblɪk tɹˈænsɪt ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs.  ˈæftɚɹ ɐ bɹˈiːf ænd ˈɔfən tuːmˈʌltʃuːəs hˈɪstɚɹi, ˈækd klˈoʊzd ɪts dˈoːɹz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː.
ACCD also earned a place of honor in the disability rights movement when it helped to secure federal funding for what is now a national network of 600 independent living centers and helped to pave the way for accessible Public Transit in the U.S.  After a brief and often tumultuous history, ACCD closed its doors in 1983.