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July 28, 2021

Labor Shortage In Disability Care Has Persisted Through Pandemic, Industry Experts Warn.

Disability Scoop (7/28, Bloom) reports the worsening disability care…
July 29, 2021

ACL Sending $11M To States To Bolster Respite Care Services For Families Of People With Disabilities.

Disability Scoop (7/29, Heasley) reports “federal officials are sending…
July 29, 2021

Dying Medicare Advantage Customers Switch To Traditional Medicare, GAO Says.

Modern Healthcare (7/29, Brady, Subscription Publication) reports, “…

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July 30, 2021

Ensuring equal access to COVID-19 vaccination: How CILs are partnering to remove some of the barriers for people with disabilities in rural areas

Mary Willard, Director of Training and Technical Assistance for the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL)
July 30, 2021

ACL Policy Update: What the Changes in the “Public Charge” Immigration Rule Mean for the Aging and Disability Networks

July 26, 2021

Celebrating, and Looking Beyond, the ADA

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May is Older Americans Month and June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Learn more about these and other events and observances.

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