This webinar will provide an overview of the need for a trauma informed approach and best practice principles for implementing trauma informed screening using a modified version of the Ohio State University Traumatic Brain Injury Identification Method.

These demonstration grants will help tribes advance elder justice by identifying community needs and by strengthening efforts to respond to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (including through multidisciplinary partnerships).

Join the Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center (DETAC) for "Evaluating Employment Outcomes in Diverse Communities: Lessons Learned from Community Collaborations for Employment (CCE) Grantees in Texas and Virginia." ACL awards CCE grants to help increase and enhance collaborations across systems to create a seamless experience for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) as they transition between school and work in the community.

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Join the Housing and Services Resource Center (HSRC) for a webinar to explore the role of home modifications, AT, and home repairs in promoting accessible, stable housing and learn how service providers can join forces to increase access to them.

Join ACL today as Acting ACL Administrator Alison Barkoff swears in the new members of the two advisory councils created by Congress to improve support for family caregivers. The joint council meeting will be streamed live starting at 1:55 PM ET.

  On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law; this landmark civil rights law affirmed the inherent dignity of every person, regardless of disability. The ADA prohibits discrimination by local and state governments, provides standards for privately owned businesses and commercial facilities, stands against discrimination in the workplace, and ensures equal access to healthcare, social services, transportation, and telecommunications.

During the webinar, attendees will learn about inequities in care experienced by patients and their family caregivers. Additionally, attendees will learn tips for accessing quality care and best practices for prevention of lung cancer, as well as hear about resources for help and support.

The next Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) Lunch & Learn webinar will discuss strategies for participatory action research with people with disabilities. At the end of the presentation, there will a 15-minute question-and-answer session with the audience.

In this Policy Round Up: