Performing the duties of ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging
Each year, more than 53 million Americans provide a broad range of assistance to support the health, quality of life, and independence of an older adult or person with a disability. Another 2.7 million grandparents — and…
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November 20, 2023 | Alison Barkoff
November 17, 2023 | Kelly Cronin, ACL Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Partnership
As the population of older adults and people with disabilities continues to grow, the availability of services and supports that help many remain independent at home and in their communities will be increasingly important. To be effective, those services and supports must address health-related…
November 15, 2023 | Vicki Gottlich, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a two-day virtual public workshop to promote diversity in clinical trials on November 29 and 30. Of special interest during the workshop:
November 29, 2023, 1:25-1:55 PM ET
Session 3B: Approaches to Support the Inclusion and Clinical Study…
To These Veterans, Veteran-Directed Care Program is “The Country Saying, ‘We Love You and We Care.’”
November 9, 2023 |
On Saturday, we join the nation in celebrating Veterans Day and the generations of American service members who swore an oath to the Constitution of the United States to support and defend the principles of liberty, equality, and justice and to preserve and protect our democracy. About six percent…
November 8, 2023 | Vicki Gottlich, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation
In this policy-round up:
Input Needed
CMS Revised 1915(c) HCBS Waiver Application and Technical Guide (comments due 11/13)
Assessing mental health parity and addiction equity compliance in Medicaid and CHIP (comments due 12/4)
ACF proposed rule on services and protections for unaccompanied…
October 30, 2023 | Jennifer Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Administration on Disabilities, and Rob Groenendaal, Assistive Technology Program Manager
As National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) draws to a close, we reflect on the role that employment can play in community inclusion for people with disabilities. NDEAM is observed each October to celebrate the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities and to showcase…
October 18, 2023 | Vicki Gottlich, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation
In this policy round up:
CMS finalizes Medicare Savings Plan rule addressing coverage affordability and access
CMS releases 2024 Medicare premiums and deductibles
Input Needed: Increasing support and equity in child welfare system
$45 million in grants awarded to expand access to care for people…
September 30, 2023 | Vicki Gottlich, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation
In this policy round up:
ICYMI: ACL Expands DIAL to include self-service features
Input needed
Department of Justice proposed rule to strengthen web and mobile app access for people with disabilities (due Oct. 3)
Proposed rules to strengthen Mental Health Parity and…
September 26, 2023 | Jill Jacobs, Commissioner of ACL’s Administration on Disabilities
The independent living (IL) movement and the Rehab Act are inextricably linked. It was the IL movement that drove the signing of the law and the initial regulations to implement it, and the law that created ACL’s independent living programs. The Rehab Act is as powerful — and as important to…
September 26, 2023 | Anjali Forber-Pratt, Director of ACL’s National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
In 1978, what is now the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) was created by an amendment to the Rehab Act. While our name has changed a few times in the years since, our basic purpose and reason for being has remained the same.
NIDILRR funds…