ACL has awarded three new grants under the Lifespan Respite Care Program for FY 2022. Lifespan respite care programs are coordinated state systems of accessible, community-based respite care services for family caregivers of people of all ages with special needs. Such programs reduce duplication of effort and assist in the development of respite care infrastructure at the state and local levels.

Thursday, August 11 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM ETJoin the webinar. Join this unique Q&A event that brings together professionals from Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, North Carolina to answer your policy and implementation questions related to blending, braiding, and sequencing resources and funding. These best practice strategies support positive employment outcomes, and promote equity and inclusion for people with disabilities. 

Join ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) for a webinar on how State Units on Aging (SUAs) are addressing older adult food insecurity. Participants of the webinar will learn about promising practices around the food security continuum, overcoming obstacles to food insecurity efforts, and more.

Join TBI TARC to learn more about how brain injury survivors can become involved and stay actively engaged in state and national brain injury initiatives. Learn how survivors can collaborate on all aspects of board and committee development, management, and engagement, as well as effective advocacy.

Join NADRC for its webinar, "Building Partnerships to Scale Effective Dementia Care Supports: Indiana University and Indiana’s Area Agencies on Aging."  Presenters will share how the university partnered with AAAs to implement the dementia care program and results-to-date. Reasons why AAAs partnered with IU to launch a dementia care program and plans for sustainability will also be discussed.

Mandated by Congress to develop a Long-Range Plan every five years, NIDILRR aims to continue to be responsive to the needs of key stakeholders—especially people living with disabilities. Your input will help inform NIDILRR’s future funding priorities and strategic direction.

Featuring a top national expert, a center for independent living, and a large health system, this Housing and Services Resource Center webinar will reveal effective strategies for supporting individuals as they find homes in the community, arrange for services individuals need and choose, and integrate into community life.

In this Policy Round Up:

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is now accepting comments on a proposed rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in covered health programs and activities. 

August 23 - 24 | 9:30 am - 1:00 pm ET (English)August 30 - 31 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET (Spanish)* Many older adults depend on community service providers for necessities and psychosocial support. However, these crucial services may be disrupted during disaster, impacting older adults in your community. Please join FEMA Region 2 and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) for virtual Ready Seniors Workshops in English and Spanish. This workshop prepares area agencies on aging (AAAs) and other organizations that provide critical support services to older adults.