The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched an Emergency Broadband Benefit Program to help households struggling to pay for internet service during the pandemic.

Each March, Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month offers us a chance to lift up the many ways people with DD make our communities stronger and showcase the hard work of self-advocates and the DD network across the country to advance the civil rights of people with DD.

Person-Centered Practices in Schools from New Jersey March 29, 2021, at 3:00 - 4:30pm ET Register for the webinar.

On March 10, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released updated guidance for nursing home visitation. 

Deadline: Friday, March 26, 2021

The ADA Council on Dental Practice is seeking subject matter experts on geriatrics, dental treatment in long-term care facilities, mobile dentistry care delivery, or teledentistry for access to care of geriatric patients, to volunteer for the National Elder Care Advisory Committee.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force seeks comments on a draft research plan on screening for autism spectrum disorder in young children. Comments are due by March 24, 2021. Review the draft research plan and submit comments.

Across the country, people with disabilities and their family and friends have been speaking up about the importance of equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution. In this guest post for the ACL Blog we hear from two Arizona self-advocates who shared their stories at a recent press conference hosted by Arizona’s protection and advocacy agency and other disability advocates. Katie Griffith and Calvin Cook were interviewed by George Garcia, Executive Director of the Southwest Institute for Families and Children. They began by introducing themselves.

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a 45 day extension of the public comment period for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. The new deadline for the public to submit comments is May 6, 2021. The proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule include:

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program Application deadline: May 4, 2021