Evidence-Based Program Review Process: Assessing If Applicants Meet ACL Health Promotion Program Criteria

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week published a final rule to ban electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) used for self-injurious or aggressive behavior because they present an unreasonable and substantial risk of illness or injury that cannot be corrected or eliminated through new or updated device labeling.

Webinar on Thursday, March 19 at 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET. Register for the webinar.

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has opened a new funding opportunity for the

Early data suggest older people are twice as likely to have serious COVID-19 illness. In addition, people of all ages, with or without disabilities, seem to be at higher risk for more serious COVID-19 illness if they have severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung, or kidney disease. See ACL.gov/COVID-19 for CDC's latest recommendations for people at higher risk  and other updates.

This week marks the start of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month!

This week marks the start of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month!

The HCBS Business Acumen Center has released the fifth and final module of the

ACL will award prizes totaling $500,000 to generate IT solutions to support integration of health care and human services Partnerships between health care and community-based social services organizations have been shown to improve health outcomes and lower costs. Today, ACL launched a Challenge Competition to spur development of the interoperable, statewide referral and analytics platforms needed to enable these partnerships.  

Senior Nutrition Programs: Submit Your Photos & Videos In March of 1972, Congress enacted the National Senior Nutrition programs. To honor that milestone, ACL is celebrating all month long! We need your help. We want to highlight how you make your mark, one bite at a time through the Congregate Nutrition Program. Submit video or photos (with captions) of your site so it can be recognized by ACL on its website and Facebook page.