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  1. Making Disability Rights History: HHS Announces Powerful Anti-Discrimination Protections

    … were in short supply to people being unable to access the supports and services they needed to stay in their own homes … in medical care and ensures that medical treatment decisions are not based on biases or stereotypes about … a person without a disability. These include, for example, decisions about life-sustaining treatment, organ …

  2. New Issue Briefs on Quality Measures for Home- and Community-Based Services

    … settings. Among these services are residential supports, personal care services, and community living supports. Despite its importance, the quality of home and … databases; and Use of HCBS outcome data for policy-making decisions. RRTC on HCBS Outcome Measurement staff from the …

  3. ACL “No Wrong Door” System Grants Help streamline access to Services and Supports

    … Door” System Grants Help streamline access to Services and Supports Thu, 10/08/2015 - 12:00 For many older adults and … most determined individuals from obtaining these critical supports. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has … communities. The goal is to enable people to make informed decisions based on the full range of available services. The …

  4. Planning Ahead After Age 65

    … family or loved ones about how to make important health decisions for you, should you no longerbe able to make those decisions for yourself. Consult the Advance Care Plan …

  5. Will I Need a Lawyer?

    … documents, identifying the person you trust to make your decisions when you cannot Estate planning in the form of …

  6. New Living Well Grants Awarded

    … disabilities and their families. Through the projects, AIDD supports the development of national and state policy and …

  7. ACL Awards $1.2 Million in Grants to Increase Older Americans’ Access to Legal Services

    ACL Awards $1.2 Million in Grants to Increase Older Americans’ Access to Legal Services Mon, 07/11/2016 - 12:00 The Administration for Community Living recently announced grant awards totaling over $1.2 million to help older adults at risk of abuse, …

  8. ACL Evidence-Based Work Recognized in 2020 Invest What Works Federal Standards of Excellence

    … evidence and data in their budget, policy, and management decisions. In addition, the Federal Standard of Excellence …

  9. Important Note from NIDILRR about the Field Initiated Projects (FIP) Grants in FY 2018

    Important Note from NIDILRR about the Field Initiated Projects (FIP) Grants in FY 2018 Wed, 01/31/2018 - 12:00 The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) has finished posting the grant opportunities …

  10. Protecting Rights and Preventing Abuse

    … systems. Retirement and Pension Support Programs  - ACL supports the National Education and Resource Center on Women …

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