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1. Centers for Independent Living

   … May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 2023 Newsletters December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June …

2. Speeches and Testimony

   … Pensions (HELP). Read the written testimony .   Speeches - 2023/2024 December 12, 2024: Deputy Assistant Secretary for … with links to resources and relevant notes.  March 29, 2023: Alison Barkoff, spoke at the Organization of American … commemoration of World Down Syndrome Day, which was 3/21/2023. Read her submitted statement  and watch video of her …

3. Participate Virtually with ACL in Senate Panel Discussion on the Importance of the Landmark SCOTUS Decision Olmstead v. L.C.

   … of the Landmark SCOTUS Decision Olmstead v. L.C. Tue, 06/20/2023 - 12:00 Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | 5:00 PM ET The Senate Special Committee on Aging and …

4. Data & Research

   … Statistics and other sources (U.S. Department of Labor, 2023) Comparison of Federal Data Sources on HCBS Workforce — … States (Health Resources and Services Administration, 2023) Direct Care Workforce Experienced Limited Wage … of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 2023) State Efforts to Address Medicaid Home- and …

5. CMS Announcement on Benefit Expansion for Mobility Devices

   … on Benefit Expansion for Mobility Devices Fri, 02/17/2023 - 12:00 On February 15, 2023, CMS released the following announcement on a proposed … here . The 30-day comment period will close March 17, 2023. For more information on the Medicare coverage …

6. Rehabilitation Act of 1973

   … Allocation for the State and Territories (DOCX, 21KB) ILSG (2023) (PDF, 75KB) ILSG (2022) (PDF, 75KB) ILSG (2021) (PDF, … 39KB) Centers for Independent Living Grants CIL Awards FY2023 (Excel, 28 KB) CIL Awards FY2022 (Excel, 31 KB) CIL …

7. Assistive Technology Act Funding Allocations

   … for the States and Territories (DOCX, 22KB) ATSG (2023) (PDF, 30KB) ATSG (2022) (PDF, 30KB) ATSG (2021) (PDF, … for the States and Territories (DOCX, 19KB) PAAT (2023) (PDF, 25KB) PAAT (2022) (PDF, 25KB) PAAT (2021) (PDF, …

8. Policy Round-Up: 1915(c) waivers, mental health parity, Medicaid transportation coverage, and more

   … Medicaid transportation coverage, and more Wed, 11/08/2023 - 12:00 In this policy-round up: Input Needed CMS … can be submitted online or by mail until November 13, 2023. Input needed: Assessing mental health parity and … MedicaidandCHIP-Parity@cms.hhs.gov until December 4, 2023. Input needed: ACF proposed rule on services and …

9. State Strategies & Initiatives

   … and stakeholder input (Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2023) Worker Well-Being Is Community Well-Being: Why the … the workforce (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2023) The Direct Care Workforce Policy and Action Guide … initiative focused on the DCW in three states (PHI, 2023) State Policy Strategies for Strengthening the Direct …

10. Policy Round Up: MFP extension, Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding, Public Charge Rule, Portable Bed Rail Safety Proposed Rule, HUD seeks input

    … September 30, 2027. The phasing out beginning April 1, 2023 of Medicaid continuous coverage requirements that have … be gradually phased out between April 1st and the end of 2023. To receive this enhanced funding, states must enact … Bed Rails.   Written comments are due by January 9, 2023 . The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development …