Post-Secondary Education: A Pathway to Employment for Youth with Disabilities Tue, 10/27/2015 - 12:00 A Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report indicated an employment rate of less than 26% for people with disabilities, a decrease of 4.5% over the last …
National Paralysis Resource Center Awards Grants for Addressing Social Isolation Thu, 07/01/2021 - 12:00 The National Paralysis Resource Center (managed by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation) has awarded $580,934 in a special award cycle - COVID-19: …
Elder Justice Coordinating Council Meeting – April 27, 2016 Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 9:00 am–12:00 pm ET Dirksen Senate Office Building: Room 106 This meeting has ended. Full video from the meeting will be posted on this page as soon as it is available. …
Yes, the ADA did that! 35 Years of Everyday Impact When the ADA became law in 1990, it was a landmark moment for disability rights. It opened doors — literally and figuratively — for people with disabilities. But the ADA didn’t just help some people; it …
Data and Reports Inform your partnership’s planning by learning more about your community through these and other local data sources. Although some sources do not provide disability or age-specific data, partnerships may still find the data useful for …
A World of Opportunities: Promoting Augmentative and Alternative Communication Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:00 As we continue to celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM), we are highlighting some of the many ways that ACL is working to break …
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 2022 Tue, 03/01/2022 - 12:00 Every March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) and its partners collaborate to observe Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM). …
ACL Awards COVID-19 Research Grants Fri, 10/01/2021 - 12:00 ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) has awarded five Field Initiated Projects (FIP) program grants focused on COVID-19 topics that …
WEAAD: Hearing the Voices of Survivors and Building on Growing Momentum to Combat Elder Abuse Thu, 06/15/2017 - 12:00 Today, we join communities around the world coming together to commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and shine a light on the need …
Aging Unbound: Rethinking Aging During Older Americans Month Tue, 05/23/2023 - 12:00 Aging today isn’t what we thought of 60 years ago, when Older Americans Month (OAM) was celebrated for the first time. Older Americans are living longer and staying …
