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Independent Living News & Policy from the National Council on Independent Living

Funding Available to CILs for Community Vaccination Promotion Efforts!

There is still time to apply! Application deadline: August 11, 2023. With the goal of helping older adults and people with disabilities stay healthy, the U.S. Administration for Community Living […]

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Funding Available to CILs for Community Vaccination Promotion Efforts!

With the goal of helping older adults and people with disabilities stay healthy, the U.S. Administration for Community Living has funded USAging to launch the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative […]

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NCIL Joins National Initiative to Support Local Vaccination Outreach Activities

As the nation enters the coldest months of the winter season with high rates of hospitalization due to COVID-19 and one of the worst flu seasons on record, the need […]

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Participants Needed: 2022 National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD)

Share how access to health care and the COVID-19 pandemic have affected your life. The University of Kansas Institute for Health & Disability Policy Studies (KU-IHDPS) is looking for adults […]

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Prioritizing HCBS: Updates and Call to Action

The Senate is still working to pass a budget reconciliation package, and they will be deliberating over the next few weeks on the key priorities to include. Funding for Home […]

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Proposed Bylaw Amendments

May 13, 2022 Revision 1 Revision 2 Revision 3 Revision 4 Revision 5 Revision 6 Revision 7 Revision 8 Revision 9 Revision 10 Revision 11 Revision 12 Revision 13 Revision […]

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White House Updates for Americans with Disabilities

Source: White House April 5, 2022 The Biden Administration Accelerates Whole-of-Government Effort to Prevent, Detect, and Treat Long COVID Today, President Biden signed a Presidential Memorandum directing a whole-of-government approach […]

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Prioritizing HCBS: Updates and Get Involved with This Week’s Hearing!

This Wednesday, the Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing titled “An Economy That Cares: The Importance of Home-Based Services”. This hearing will focus on home and community […]

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Survey on Care Rationing

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and states have proposed and enacted discriminatory plans to ration scarce health resources. As part of an anti-care-rationing coalition, NCIL is sharing this Care Rationing […]

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Keep Taking Action to Pass the Build Back Better Act; Join a Grassroots Virtual Rally with Senator Casey and Congresswomen Dingell!

The House passed the Build Back Better Act (BBB) last month. BBB is a federal funding plan to support rebuilding many national programs that have been long neglected. We are […]

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