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The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) is discussing the 9 Elements of a Person-Centered System framework.

Join the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) for a lunch and learn webinar. This webinar will include a presentation on improving accessibility for the bline or visually impaired in STEM. There will be an opportunity for questions following the presentation. The audience includes ICDR stakeholders, federal interagency partners, researchers, practitioners, disability organizations, and ICDR Committee members. 

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Join the National I&R Support Center for the webinar Responding to Financial Needs: Resources from the CFPB for Individuals, Families, and Professionals.

This webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm Eastern time.

The Center for Medicare Advocacy will host a webinar on the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, including changes to the benefit in 2025. If you are currently enrolled in Medicare or may qualify in the future this presentation will review what you need to know about these changes. This will include information on the beneficiary out-of-pocket cap, Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, drug price negotiation, and more.

The National Center on Law & Elder Rights will host a webinar on Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs). MSPs are Medicaid-administered programs for Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and assets, and they can help pay for Medicare premiums and cost-sharing. This training will provide an overview of the eligibility requirements for MSPs, how to help clients enroll in MSPs, and the benefits of the different MSP programs.

Tune into this webinar to here from CaringKind and CareLink R.I. about how Cognitive Stimulation Therapy can support people living with dementia. Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) programs are providing direct support to people living with dementia (PLWD) including those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), primary progressive aphasia (PPA), and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) is hosting their annual State of the States (SOS) conference on brain injury from Tuesday, September 17 through Thursday September, 19 in Eugene, OR. This will be the 35th consecutive year that NASHIA has hosted the conference. SOS brings state leaders togethers alongside brain injury advocacy organizations, partners, researchers, and providers. There will be a special content track on criminal justice held during the main conference.

Join the Traumatic Brain Injury Technical Assistance and Resource Center (TBI TARC) webinar on "Cultivating and Sustaining Partnerships to Create Successful Change." This webinar focuses on how collaborative and equitable partnerships play a role in the success of change initiatives. The goal of this session is to demonstrate the practical aspects of cultivating partnerships and sustaining relationships. The webinar will introduce an approach that brain injury programs can use to reflect the types and depth of a prospective collaboration using the collaboration spectrum. 

Join Justice in Aging to learn about how changes in the Final 2025 Medicare Advantage Rule will affect how dually eligible individuals access Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare benefits.

The rule changes include:

National Disability Employment Awareness Month takes place in October, and planning for celebratory events has begun. The purpose of DNEAM is to celebrate the value that workers with disabilities add to workplaces and affirm the commitment to ensuring disabled workers have access to quality work year round. The theme for this year's awareness month is "Access to Good Jobs for All". The Office of Disability Employment Policy has published lists of activities that any type of organization or individual can plan or participate in during the month of October.