As we observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month throughout October, you are invited to join the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services and members of Federal Community Engagement Cross-Agency Workgroup, for a two-part webinar series on Understanding Community Engagement and its role in expanding Competitive Integrated Employment.

Replacing adaptive or accessibility items damaged during a disaster is an important part of the recovery process. It helps people maintain and/or re-establish their independence and quality of life after experiencing a disaster. FEMA assistance for specific accessibility items does not count toward Housing Assistance or Personal Property maximum awards.

ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing four additional SCIMS Centers in FY 2022 to join the existing cohort of the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) program grantees. The planned project period for these four grants is September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2026, with an estimated funding amount of $490,000 per year for each grantee.

New funding opportunities from ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) have been announced for the Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program. The ARRT grants are intended to increase the number of high-quality disability and rehabilitation researchers.

On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, from 2 - 3:30 PM ET join the Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center (APS TARC) for a webinar on Culturally Responsive APS Practice with Indigenous Populations.

Tuesday, November 15 | 2-3 PM ET Register for the webinar. Join ACL’s Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services and the ACL-funded National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) on November 15 for a webinar that describes the Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) grants.

ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing the 2022 cohort of the Burn Injury Model Systems (BMS) program grantees.

Join ACL's National Center for Law and Elder Rights (NCLER) for the second webcast of their training series to learn about the role of attorneys and strategies for legal advocacy for proposed protected persons and protected persons.

Join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and RTI International to learn about the Integrated Dataset on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, a data project that aims to learn about the supports and services people with ID/DD use and their outcomes.

ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing the 2022 cohort of the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) program grantees.