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2013NCEA Kicks Off Elder Justice Trailblazers Conversation Series**September 28, 2023**The ACL-funded National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) is launching a new webinar series in which elder justice trailblazers will share their experiences, challenges, joys, and contributions in the field. The series seeks to honor the past, understand the present, and shape the future of elder justice, one conversation at a time.
    ACL/CDC Webinar: Fall Vaccinations and the Bridge Access Program**September 27, 2023**This webinar is for aging and disability network stakeholders who are providing services to support vaccinations for older adults and people with disabilities in their local communities. Attendees will learn about the most recent vaccine guidance issued from CDC and the Bridge Access Program, which temporarily provides no-cost COVID-19 vaccines to adults without health insurance and adults whose insurance does not cover all COVID-19 vaccine costs.
    ACL Awards Disability Research Grants**September 27, 2023**ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) has awarded 19 five-year research grants through two programs. The planned project period for the grants is September 1, 2023-August 31, 2028.
    NIH designates people with disabilities as a population with health disparities**September 26, 2023**Designation, new research program and update to NIH mission are actions to ensure inclusion of people with disabilities.
    ACL Expands DIAL to include self-service features**September 26, 2023**New website offers 24/7 search-by-zip code option to find local services and resources
ACL’s Disability Information and Access Line has launched a new tool to help people with disabilities to find local services and resources to support community living. Through DIAL’s new website and its searchable database, users can now find the information they need, at any time of day, every day of the year.
    ACL Awards Three Longitudinal Data Collection Projects**September 25, 2023**ACL has awarded three grants that further its mission to support people with disabilities to live in their communities. The grants continue and enhance the collection and analysis of national longitudinal trends pertaining to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) around the issues of state spending for I/DD services, residential services, and employment services.
    ACL Awards Field-Initiated Projects Program and Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Program Grants**September 21, 2023**ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing several 2023 Field-Initiated Projects (FIP) Program grantees and four 2023 Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program grantees.
    Join Us for a Commemorative Webinar Series: The Rehab Act at 50 Years**September 21, 2023**ACL is hosting a dynamic two-part webinar series, "The Rehab Act at 50 Years." This commemorative series marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Rehab Act, which was the first civil rights legislation protecting disabled people against discrimination and established both the Independent Living Services and Centers for Independent Living programs and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
    ACL Awards $3.6 Million to Improve Support for Family Caregivers**September 20, 2023**Through these four-year awards, grantees will develop, test, and disseminate new approaches for supporting family caregivers, using the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers as a roadmap.
    CMS Seeks Feedback on Drug Price Negotiation and Drug Payment Programs**September 19, 2023**The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking input on draft guidance on the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan. The draft guidance would give people with Medicare prescription drug coverage (Medicare Part D) the option to pay their out-of-pocket costs in monthly payments spread out over the year, starting in 2025.
  
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