The conference will provide opportunities to create the space, inspiration, and momentum needed to prepare respite organizations to take flight in the mission to support the nation’s family caregivers.

The purpose of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act by conducting advanced engineering research on and development of innovative technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation problems or to remove environmental barriers.

This webinar will feature a 40-minute presentation from Dr. Jenna Gorlewicz on improving accessibility for the blind or visually impaired in STEM. Following the presentation, there will be a 15-minute question-and-answer session with the audience. The audience will include a wide range of ICDR stakeholders, federal interagency partners, researchers, practitioners, disability organizations, and ICDR Committee members.

Join the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities for a webinar as they unveil the Wisconsin Living Well Blueprint and its website. The Blueprint was designed to provide comprehensive insights, resources, and tools for individuals, providers, and states to improve safety and the quality of life for individuals using home and community-based services across the country.

A new three-part webinar series highlights state innovations and cross-sector collaborations to improve the coordination of housing assistance and wrap-around services and supports as a cost-effective approach to assisting people with disabilities and older adults to transition from homelessness, exit or avoid institutional settings, and live stably in the community.

This morning, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shared the news that Alison Barkoff will leave ACL in early October. Alison will join George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health as the Harold and Jane Hirsh Associate Professor of Health Law and Policy and director of the Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program.

This week, HUD released new guidance for the Mainstream Vouchers program. Among other new flexibilities, the guidance creates new opportunities for ACL’s networks to partner with public housing agencies to better support people with disabilities in transitioning from institutional settings to homes in the community and to help people avoid moving to institutions in the first place.

This webinar will highlight the findings from Commit to Connect's recent Community of Practice (COP), which focused on strengthening programs’ abilities to evaluate the impact of their social connection work. Dr. Matthew Smith, a subject matter expert in evaluation, and the organizations who participated in the COP will share best practices on measurement and evaluation for other partners in the aging and disability networks.

This 45-minute webinar is designed to equip disability and aging agencies and workforce development professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to effectively understand and apply for the Digital Equity Act Competitive Grant Program.

ACL has awarded $5 million to the Oasis Institute for a new grant that will further the development, expansion, and refinement of the Community Care Corps model. This project is designed to increase the number of community-based volunteer programs, thus decreasing the number of older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers who need assistance but cannot obtain help.