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2013Peer Providers – How Your Experience Makes You Right for the JobThis blog was originally published on October 16, 2019, by the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC).
    "Real Work for Real Wages": New Resources Explain Employment First"Nothing about us without us" is at the core of the disability rights movement, and active participation in policy making by people with disabilities is the driving force behind continued advances in inclusion, integration, and equal opportunities for people with disabilities.
    Celebrating the International Day of Older Persons 2019: “The Journey to Age Equality”The United Nations designates October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons.  This year’s theme—The Journey to Age Equality—focuses on pathways of coping with existing and preventing future old age inequality.
    Beware of a Growing Medicare Scam: “Free Genetic Testing”**September 27, 2019 | By Rebecca Kinney, Acting Director, Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling, ACL**Over the past few years, DNA tests have become popular across the country. Unfortunately unscrupulous people are taking advantage of the buzz around these tests to scam Medicare beneficiaries.
    Helping Community-Based Organizations Be Prepared for Emergencies**September 19, 2019 | By Rhonda Schwartz, Regional Administrator (Region III), ACL**More than one third of community-dwelling adults age 65 and older live alone. Many of these older adults have complex health needs. Additionally, many depend upon others for assistance and support—and their loved ones may not live nearby. These circumstances contribute to the disproportionate effect that disasters have been shown to have on older adults.
    This Fall Equinox, Take the Fear Out of Falling with Falls PreventionUpdate To This Blog, September 30, 2019 (this update authored by Keri Lipperini, Director, Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs)
On September 26th, ACL visited one of our Falls Prevention Program grantees making a positive difference in the community!
    Celebrating—and Supporting— GrandparentsBy Greg Link, Director of the Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services
    Supporting Community Living with Caregiving Advisory CouncilsThe number of family caregivers, including grandparents who are raising grandchildren, is significant and growing. They are the backbone of our country’s caregiving system and supporting them is critical to making it possible for people of all ages and abilities to continue to live in their communities.
Caregivers provide support, but they also need support.
    Celebrating 29 Years of the Americans with Disabilities ActTwenty nine years ago today, our country took an important step toward affirming the dig
    X-Rays Meet the ADA: Making the Case for Accessible Health Care**July 26, 2019 | Patricia Yeager, Ph.D, CEO, The Independence Center**Since its passage 29 years ago today, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has helped the United States become a healthier and more inclusive nation by increasing access and equality for our largest minority group: people with disabilities.
  
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