The purpose of the RRTC programs is to achieve the goals and improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act through well-designed research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in important topic areas as specified by NIDILRR. These activities are designed to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with disabilities, family members, and other stakeholders.

Performing the duties of ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging 

Today, we kick off Older Americans Month (OAM), a time to recognize older Americans' contributions, highlight aging trends, and reaffirm commitments to serving the older adults in our communities.

Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra will make an exciting announcement on an issue that is critically important to the disability community. You can join the event virtually via livestream starting at 10:15 AM ET. Advance registration is not required.

Join the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) Lunch & Learn webinar, which will include a series of brief presentations where panelists will present on federal funding opportunities for disability and rehabilitation research at their respective agencies.

To close Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), we are sharing this letter from Alison Barkoff, who leads ACL, Jeff Hild, who leads the Administration for Children and Families, and Admiral Rachel Levine, the HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, which was written to improve support for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities who experience sexual violence – and to prevent it from occurring.

In this Policy Round-Up:

Self Advocates Becoming Empowered and ACL's Administration on Disabilities are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SAR-TAC) award fellows. Seven fellows were chosen based on the policy or leadership project they wanted to do to help the self advocacy movement.

Final “1557 Rule” includes important provisions for disabled people and older adults Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability in covered health programs and activities.

USAging invites the aging services network and its partners to join the National Caregiver Champion Collaborative (CCC). The CCC will facilitate peer networking and engagement among professionals who lead caregiver services and supports.