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Community Living for All: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Olmstead Decision

June 20, 2019
Please join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living and Office for Civil Rights on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for a celebration of a historic victory for inclusion and community living.  You are invited to join us at the Barbara Jordan Conference Center in Washington, DC (near Metro Center) or watch live online.

Comment Period Open for Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Proposed Rule

June 20, 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule to revise regulations implementing and enforcing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs or activities.

Updates from the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems

June 17, 2019
The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) has several updates on recent activities:

ACL Releases a New Alzheimer’s and Dementia Program Cooperative Agreement Grant Opportunity  

June 17, 2019
AoA’s  Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative - Grants to States and Communities program announcement (HHS-2019-ACL-AOA-ADPI-0360) seeks to support and promote the development and expansion of dementia-capable home and community-based service (HCBS) systems in States and Communities.  There are two application options contained in the single funding announcement: Grants to States (Option A) and Grants to Communities (Option B).

Lifting up Voices for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

June 14, 2019

Webinar 6/19: Building and Financing Sustainable Partnerships Between Health Care and Community-Based Organizations

June 13, 2019
Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 1:00 PM ET Register for the event.

Business Acumen Webinar 6/20: Holding the Course: Stabilizing Business Operations

June 13, 2019
The HCBS Business Acumen Center presents a webinar on Thursday, Ju

An Invitation to ACL Stakeholders: Join the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)’s Section 14 (c) National Online Dialogue

June 12, 2019
  Deadline extended to Friday, June 21.

National Council on Aging Announces a Call For Applications for State and Community-Based Organizations

June 11, 2019
The National Council on Aging announces a call for applications for state and community-based organizations (CBO) to participate in the 2019-20 Network Development Learning Collaborative (NDLC). This learning collaborative is supported with ACL funding.

Webinar 6/14: Person Centered Planning and Practice Accessible Web Meeting Training

June 10, 2019
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is working with the Administration for Community Living through the National Quality Forum (NQF) to address quality measurement in person-centered planning.  As part of NQF’s ongoing effort to ensure full accessibility to the web-based meeting approach for this project, they are offering a webinar to assist participants to fully access the web meetings.

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