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2013ACL Releases Independent Living Final Rule**October 26, 2016**Today, the final rule for Independent Living (IL) programs went on display in the Federal Register. The rule was developed in close coordination with the independent living network and addresses the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
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    TIM Talks Webinar: Community Based Organizations (CBOs) Developing Meaningful Partnerships with Physician Practices**October 21, 2016**Tuesday, October 25 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET.
ACL's Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP), in collaboration with consultant Tim McNeill, invites you to a business acumen webinar on Community Based Organizations (CBOs) Developing Meaningful Partnerships with Physician Practices.
    ACL Releases New Brief on Importance of Oral Health**October 20, 2016**Good oral health is critical for older adults and younger adults with disabilities. Poor oral health is largely preventable and linked to a person’s overall health and serious chronic diseases. Unfortunately, older adults and adults with disabilities are at high risk of having poor oral health due to inadequate access to services and certain disabilities that make oral hygiene tasks hard to complete and obtaining services even more difficult.
    Title VI Webinar**October 14, 2016**2017-2020 Title VI grant applications
Monday, October 24, 2016, 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
Teleconference phone number: 888-455-3131 and Passcode 1234567
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Shelly Zylstra, Aging Services Program Specialist, ACL/AoA
Susan Raymond, Aging Services Program Specialist, ACL/AoA
Title VI Grant Applications are Due on December 5, 2016!!!
    ACL Distributes Matte Release Reminding Medicare Beneficiaries about Open Enrollment**October 12, 2016**ACL is working with a contractor to remind Medicare beneficiaries about Medicare Open Enrollment and the availability of volunteers from State Health Information and Assistance Programs (SHIP) to help make the most of Medicare coverage options. The matte release is as follows:
    Supplemental Grant Award for the National Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC)**October 11, 2016**The Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a supplemental grant in the amount of $60,000 to the National Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC) to address a number of emerging issues. NORC provides significant training, technical assistance and program management expertise for state and local long-term care ombudsman (LTCO) programs.
    ACL 2016 Alzheimer's Disease Initiative: Specialized Supportive Services (ADI-SSS) Program Awards**October 11, 2016**The Administration for Community Living's Administration on Aging announces the awards for the Alzheimer's Disease Initiative: Specialized Supportive Services (ADI-SSS) program. The awards total $10,330,835 amongst eleven unique organizations in seven states. The 2016 Prevention and Public Health Fund provides the resources for these three-year awards.
The funded projects will fill gaps in “dementia-capable” long-term services and supports by providing high quality, person-centered services for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), and their caregivers.
    NIDILRR Seeking Input to Guide Strategic Planning**October 11, 2016**ACL’s National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is seeking comments and will be hosting several listening sessions across the country to help inform future funding priorities and strategic direction. Mandated by Congress to develop a long-range plan every five years, NIDILRR is committed to incorporating input from key stakeholders—especially people with disabilities.
    Two New Grants to Advance Business Acumen of State and Community-Based Organizations**October 7, 2016**Grants totaling $3.75 million over three years were awarded to the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD) and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) to build business capacity in the aging and disability services networks. Both projects will work together to build on the previous accomplishments of ACL’s business acumen work and to complement other publicly and privately funded technical assistance resource centers addressing this critical issue.
    Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Expands Partnerships in Integrated Employment**October 7, 2016**ACL’s Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) recently awarded more than $1.8 million in funding to six states to increase competitive employment outcomes for youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).
  
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