The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) seeks comments on a recently published proposed rule implementing the Fair Housing Act’s mandate to “affirmatively further fair housing” with actions to overcome patterns of discrimination, promote fair housing choices, and eliminate disparities in housing opportunities.

Through a cooperative agreement with NASDDDS, ACL has launched a new center to improve support for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) who have mental health conditions. The center is currently recruiting for its steering committee, which will make important recommendations on how the center should move forward.

FEMA is seeking feedback from whole community partners on the draft “Achieving Equitable Recovery: A Post-Disaster Guide for Local Officials.” An open comment period is now open and will end on Wednesday, March 15.

Mark your calendars to join us on May 11 for the 6th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium!

Brandeis University, in partnership with the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), is gathering information to identify promising practices and policies that support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and aging family caregivers.

On February 15, 2023, CMS released an announcement on a proposed National Coverage Determination (NCD) decision that would expand coverage for power seat elevation equipment on certain power wheelchairs to Medicare individuals.

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has opened a new funding opportunity under the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program for a Center on Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer.

States and stakeholders are working to implement the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule, as the rule’s requirements go into place when the transition period comes to a close next month. Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and ACL on Tuesday, February 21, for two important webinars on the HCBS Settings Rule to learn more about implementation and strengthening stakeholder advocacy.

Yesterday, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced a proposed rule that will make it easier for child welfare agencies to license relatives to foster children whose parents cannot care for them.

In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division is joining with the Women’s Bureau, the Office of Disability Employment Policy, and Veterans' Employment and Training Service for a conversation with stakeholders around barriers to workplace leave for family caregivers.