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The American Society on Aging (ASA) is hosting an upcoming webinar titled "Geriatric Care Ethics: Understanding Autonomy, Capacity and Personal Bias." This webinar will explore ethical considerations around autonomy, informed consent, and mental capacity to help promote a person-centered culture of empathy, respect, and dignity. This discussion will also review how to recognize biases that may impact the care of older adults and present assessment tools to ethically integrate into any care setting.

Participants in this webinar will learn to:

The fourth installment of the "Closing the Justice Gap for Older Adults" webinar series, led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), the National Council on Law and Elder Rights (NCLER), and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), focuses on equipping legal aid attorneys to represent individuals who may be subject to guardianship or who are under guardianship.

National Core Indicators (NCI) is the most comprehensive and representative source of data on the characteristics and outcomes of people with disabilities and older adults who use long-term services and supports (LTSS). In 2021-2022, NCI surveyed over 27,000 older adults and people with disabilities using long-term services and supports, as well as 27,502 family members and guardians of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving state-funded services.

Join Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and her leadership team for a webinar providing an update on recent CMS accomplishments and how their initiatives are advancing CMS’ Strategic Plan. CMS is an agency that is dedicated to improving health equity, expanding coverage, and bettering health outcomes in collaboration with the communities they serve throughout the development and implementation process of policy.

Join the Administration for Community Living (ACL) for a virtual meeting to swear in the newest members of the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council and the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Children. The RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council was created in 2018 to develop a nationwide strategy to support caregivers.

Join Wellsky on May 11 for a webinar detailing how the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act greatly expanded funding for the care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. This webinar will advise states on how to improve the ways people with dementia are assessed and connected to the services they need. Attend this webinar to learn more about:

Transit Planning 4 All (TP4A) is hosting two virtual town halls with a focus on identifying unmet transportation accessibility barriers and needs for people with disabilities and older adults across the country. The goal of this town hall is to gather insight from attendees who have direct experience with transportation accessibility and inclusion in transit planning and operations.

SAR-TAC, managed by Self Advocates Becoming Empowered, is hosting webinars on accessibility and writing in plain language. Presenters from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network will share information about how to write policy in easy-to-understand language. The first webinar, Plain Language, will describe the ins-and outs of plain language and is geared to government and non-profit agencies.

This webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 8 at 4:00 p.m. ET. 

Join the Disability Employment TA Center (DTAC) for a webinar discussing best practices for incorporating assistive technology solutions to support individuals with brain injury in employment. Brain injury can result in a range of cognitive, emotional, and physical challenges, making it difficult for individuals to find and maintain employment. In this webinar, learn how AT programs assess specific challenges and provide support before and during job retention. Case examples will be shared, and resources and program information will be disseminated. Speakers:

The Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) is hosting their May Lunch & Learn webinar. The webinar will explore the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment for people with disabilities living in rural areas. The webinar will include information on rates of telework, inability to work due to closed businesses, getting paid, and the ability to look for work in rural and urban areas.

Speakers: