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The Adult Protective Services Technical Assistant Resource Center (APS TARC) is hosting a webinar on ACL's protection and advocacy systems. Jennifer Johnson and Ophelia McLain of the Office of Program Support, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities within the Administration on Disabilities in ACL will provide an overview the four protection and advocacy systems funded by ACL: developmental disabilities, assistive technology, traumatic brain injury, and voting. Protection and advocacy programs are designed to advocate for people with disabilities.

Finding affordable rental housing for low-income older adults continues to be a rising problem. There are federally-funded subsidy programs older adults can enroll in to help pay for housing. Lisa Sitkin of the National Housing Law Project will provide information on challenges older adults face in securing rental housing and provide an overview of available subsidy programs.

The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care is hosting a webinar providing further detail on CMS' purposed changes to the 2016 nursing home regulations. Additionally, the webinar panel will discuss the final rule on nursing home arbitration issued by CMS. Panelist for this webinar include Eric Carlson of Justice in Aging, Toby Edelman of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Robyn Grant of Consumer Voice, and Lori Smetanka of Consumer Voice.

CIL-NET is hosting an in-person training event on disability, diversity, and intersectionality (DDI) in the Independent Living movement. CIL directors and other independent living leaders will provide their experiences and expertise on strategies to make CILs and partner organizations more inclusive under the DDI lens. This training will take place in Atlanta, GA.

The Social Security Administration’s Retirement and Disability Research Consortium (RDRC) is holding their annual meeting highlighting current consortia research projects funded by the administration. Participants can attend the meeting in person or via live stream.

Register for the webcast here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKhyf4Mdls2foaHVyyN4YsxZ5nrmUMrtGkM1H-__tLeb3n9Q/viewform

The National Center on Elder Abuse is hosting a webinar that will discuss the unique role of shelter in a coordination community response to elder abuse, describe the evolution and growth of models utilized by the webinar panel, and provide practical tools for bringing shelter to your community.

The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) is hosting a day-long seminar for interns, students, and young professionals to learn about the basics of Social Security. Attendees will learn about Social Security’s structure and financing, factors that impact adequacy of benefits, and why Social Security is relevant for younger generations. Seminar attendees will also discuss policy proposal and participate in a workshop to develop a solution for Social Security’s solvency and benefit adequacy.

The National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging (NRCNA) is hosting a day-long convening focused on helping the network of community-based senior nutrition programs understand best practices, current challenges and emerging opportunities in the provision of medically tailored meals targeted at older adults.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is working with ACL through the National Quality Forum (NQF) to address performance and quality measurement in person-centered planning through several web meetings.

The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) is hosting a webinar on traumatic brain injury. Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability of all ages, and it is commonly found to be a co-occurring condition among individuals living with mental health challenges, substance use related disorders, and other disabling conditions.