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2023 Newsroom Posts
 NCD, colleagues remember Andrés Gallegos 
 
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 NCD announces death of Chairman Andrés Gallegos 
 
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 Federal report examines, urges updates of federal programs’ asset and income limits to assist economic health of Americans with disabilities 
 
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 NCD to hold housing and transportation town halls, panels at upcoming Council meeting 
 
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 NCD holds next Council meeting Nov. 16-17 in Providence, Rhode Island 
 
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 NCD celebrates NIH decision designating disability as a demographic 
 
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 NCD celebrates 50 year anniversary of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
 
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 NCD Agency Shutdown Plan in Absence of Appropriations 
 
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 National Council on Disability recognizes history, journey drafting the ADA 
 
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 NCD announces discussions on disability health issues and public comment opportunity at upcoming meeting 
 
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 NCD announces first in-person Council Meeting in four years 
 
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 NCD hosts policy briefing on Extreme Weather report 
 
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 Federal report finds extreme weather substantially and disproportionately impacts people with disabilities 
 
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 NCD to hold next Council Meeting May 4 
 
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 900 Oral health care provider viewpoints inform latest NCD recommendations on Medicaid, Medicare 
 
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 NCD Update on Policy Projects 
 
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 NCD announces progress update to Health Equity Framework 
 
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 NCD announces update to Understanding Disabilities in American Indian & Alaska Native Communities Toolkit Guide 
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 NCD seeks peer reviewers 
 
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 NCD remembers the life, impact of Judith Heumann 
 
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 Notice of Funding Opportunity: The Absence of People with Disabilities in Clinical Trials 
 
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 NCD to hold next Council Meeting Feb. 16 
 
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 NCD assesses, advises on impact of Supreme Court Cummings decision 
 
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