Join the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) August lunch & learn webinar, which will feature a 40-minute presentation from Gitendra Uswatte, Ph.D., a professor at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, on the topic of Long COVID and employment outcomes.

This webinar is for aging and disability network stakeholders who are providing services to support vaccinations for older adults and people with disabilities in their local communities. Attendees will learn about the most recent guidance issued from CDC, including vaccine recommendations, preventive measures, and treatment options available, as well as resources to support older adults and people with disabilities.

This national webinar — the third hosted by the Grassroots Project — will bring together state and local advocates and coalitions to discuss best practices for establishing common goals and collaborating to achieve them, and for ensuring disabled people are leading the charge to drive change.

Last week, the White House held a convening on child welfare transformation to announce new policies focused on preventing family separation and supporting and creating opportunities for families and youth.

The ACL-funded ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center has released a new online curriculum for community-based organizations to train entry-level respite providers.

The webinar presenter is Dr. Julia E. Moore, executive director of The Center for Implementation, a social enterprise that trains, supports, and empowers individuals and organizations in applying theory and evidence-informed change methods to improve outcomes.

Join the ACL-funded National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) to learn how cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) programs are helping people living with dementia.  ACL’s Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative grantees are expanding their services by providing these small-group, evidenced-based programs. Through virtual and in-person sessions held over seven weeks, participants strengthen their retained cognitive abilities and decrease depressive symptoms, while gaining confidence and social connection and improving their well-being.

Thirty-four years ago today, the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, establishing the right for people with disabilities to live, work, and fully participate in all aspects of community life. The road to the ADA was long and hard-fought, and its passage was a historic victory in the disability rights movement and a crucial milestone in our nation’s civil rights history. But change didn’t happen overnight, and even today, many disabled Americans cannot exercise the rights it guarantees.

The principles of integration and inclusion enumerated in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are at the heart of everything we do at ACL. They are embedded in our culture and reflected in our staff, which includes many people with a wide variety of disabilities — more than a quarter of ACL employees, in fact. Their personal experiences inform their work and help ensure that our programs meet the needs of the people they serve.

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.