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Webinar: Person-Centered Practices in Schools from New Jersey

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DISABILITY SCOOP: Biden Signs Stimulus Bill Sending Funds To Disability Community

Recently, President Biden signed a big pandemic relief bill that will send billions of dollars to special education and home-and-community-based services. This is the...

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ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING: New Funding Opportunities on Reducing Social Isolation of People with Disabilities and National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities

ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) has opened two new funding opportunities for Disability and...

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WFW.COM: Wisconsin eliminates waitlist for long-term care services for medicaid-eligible adults

February 28th was a special day for Wisconsin's Long-term care system. The very last person on the waiting list for long-term care enrolled in the IRIS program. This...

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CNBC: Disabled Americans may want to save their stimulus money in an ABLE account

For the first time, adult dependents will now be eligible to receive a stimulus check. The stimulus checks are meant to be spent to help boost the economy, but many...

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ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING: HUD Funding Opportunity: Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program

HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes has announced $30 million in grant funds and training resources to non-federal entities to establish the Older...

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ILRU: 2021 National Survey on Health and Disability

The NIDILRR-funded Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living (CHRIL) at the University of Kansas is looking for adults with disabilities to complete an...

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KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION: COVID-19 Vaccine Access for People with Disabilities

By now, it is widely known that COVID has disproportionately affected those with disabilities and those in long-term care. This report details some of the statistics...

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US NEWS: Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study

A recently published study by Dr. Lisa Iezzoni discusses the treatment of persons with disabilities by those practicing medicine. Iezzoni, who herself is disabled,...

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THE HILL: Biden signs executive order aimed at increasing voting access

Recently, President Biden signed an executive order that will increase voting access. The order directs agencies to increase access to voter registration for groups...

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RESEARCH ON DISABILITY: nTIDE February 2021 Jobs Report: Modest job gains provide hope for economic recovery

In February, there was a slight increase in employment for people with disabilities. The increase is contributed to the decline in COVID cases, and the vaccine...

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