he Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released updated guidance requiring federal agencies to improve their digital accessibility for people with disabilities. Nearly half of the most popular federal government websites are not fully accessible, which prevents access to critical services and information for millions of Americans.
The changes outlined in the guidance memo include:
Diverse communities face a number of barriers to accessing home and community-based services (HCBS), ranging from lack of awareness to cultural barriers to workforce shortages.
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), supported by the National Library for the Blind Endowment, offers a paid internship that offers individuals who are legally blind the opportunity to gain work experience and explore career options working in the areas of collections building, program delivery, and business oversight and management.
Join the Center for Medicare Director Dr. Meena Seshamani and other White House, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials for a webinar briefing on January 9; 2:00 PM ET to discuss implementation of the President’s new lower cost prescription drug law, the Inflation Reduction Act, including two new benefits available as of January 1.
Join the free screening of the vital documentary Fire Through Dry Grass on Jan 10 at 3 pm EST and an interactive panel discussion with the film's Reality Poets along with CLEC lived-experience experts on Jan 17 at noon EST.
The HHS Administration for Community Living (ACL) is inviting hospitals, health systems, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) to a special series of learning events and discussions around collaborative approaches to screening for health–related social needs (HRSN), connecting with community-based social services, and supporting transitions pre- and post-discharge.
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has published a blog, "More than a Feeling: Using Research and Data to Drive Home-and Community-Based Services Improvements."
