The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) published a Q&A with ACL Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging Alison Barkoff about the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule in their latest Capstone newsletter.

The webinar will review Appendix E – Participant Direction in the HCBS Waiver application and how it impacts the quality of services individuals receive. The presentation will cover the components in the waiver that structure how participant-direction, otherwise known as self-direction or consumer direction, will be offered in a state and how stakeholders can have an impact on the application.

Commit to Connect is an ACL initiative that aims to increase the availability of evidence-based programs and services that address social isolation and loneliness by better understanding the current impact programs and interventions have on social connection.

This HSRC webinar discussed how state and local systems can develop lasting cross-sector partnerships to increase access to accessible, affordable housing and supportive services for people with disabilities, older adults, and people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

In celebration of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, the Black Feathers Podcast will be putting on a live show in collaboration with the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD).

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has a new funding opportunity under the Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) Program to address employment outcomes of people with physical disabilities.

Webinar participants will hear stories from several agencies demonstrating real person-centered practice of dignity of risk.

In this webinar, panelists will explore strategies and resources to assist HCBS providers in championing self-determination among the people they serve, including the NCAPPS Human Services Provider Agency Toolkit for Self-Determination.

Join the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center for the webinar “The Unique Dynamics of Shared/Co-Parenting in Kinship Families.” This webinar is part of a series provided by the ACL-funded Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network, which is led by Generations United.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) joins the disability community in mourning the loss of Judy Heumann, who passed away over the weekend. Judy was one of our nation’s greatest advocates and was a driving force behind key disability rights accomplishments.