Parents of children with disabilities are facing difficult decisions about how to keep their children safe and learning. To help, Stanford University has developed a Back-to-Safe Communities of Learning (SCOL) Decision Guide in English and Spanish. The tool was designed with and for parents of children with special healthcare needs based on input from public-health experts, parents, and health providers.

The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) presents two upcoming webinars.

Tuesday, Nov 10, 2020,  3:00 PM EST Register for this webinar. Join the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to learn about the latest resources from the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM).

On August 25, 2020, ACL announced the transition of funding for a National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging from a grant to a contract in fiscal year 2020 in a National Nutrition Services Alert.

Join us for our 2020 NDEAM celebration! This year, ACL is celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month with a focus on the work of our National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research.

Deadline for comments: October 21, 2020

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) will provide a

Generations United and The Eisner Foundation will present a one-hour virtual briefing on the value of intergenerational shared sites in serving young and old throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  ACL Office of External Affairs, (202) 401-4634, ACLinfo@acl.hhs.gov  

The quality of life of persons living with all types of disabilities is closely tied to the services they receive in home- and community-based settings. Among these services are residential supports, personal care services, and community living supports. Despite its importance, the quality of home and community-based services (HCBS) has historically been difficult to define and even more difficult to measure.