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The Dementia Friendly Clark County initiative is dedicated to supporting individuals and families in the Las Vegas Valley who are affected by dementia. The initiative focuses on strengthening local communities to become more respectful, educated, and inclusive of people living with dementia and care partners. The aim of this webinar is to demonstrate how implementing dementia awareness training in a tourist hub can transcend community outreach and curate a broader impact. 

This webinar will be held on Monday, August 12 at 3:00 p.m. ET. 

Join PHI and the National Alliance for Caregiving for a discussion on their recently released issue brief, "Together in Care: Empowering Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers to Meet Growing Demand for Care." The discussion will include recommendations and ways to empower direct care workers and family caregivers in providing care and support to older adults and people with disabilities. 

This webinar will take place on Monday, August 5 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Join PHI and the National Alliance for Caregiving for a discussion on their recently released issue brief, "Together in Care: Empowering Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers to Meet Growing Demand for Care." The discussion will include recommendations and ways to empower direct care workers and family caregivers in providing care and support to older adults and people with disabilities. 

This webinar will take place on August 5 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

The Center for Medicare Advocacy will host a webinar addressing mental health as it relates to minority and underserved populations, the gaps in coverage for mental health and substance use disorder in Medicare and other types of insurance, and how Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) could make care more accessible.

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The latest National Core Indicators — Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD™) report was released this spring. The survey – a direct conversation with older adults and people with physical disabilities receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS) – includes over 15,000 responses across 18 states. The webinar will review the outcomes related to the following:

The NIDILRR-funded Great Lakes ADA Regional Center is hosting a webinar, "Beyond Section 508 Digital Accessibility Requirements: An Overview of Web Accessibility Requirements from WCAG 2.1 and 2.2". The purpose of this webinar is to review the final rule published by the Department of Justice that set WCAG 2.1 as the standard under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for state and local governments. Presenters will explore the accessibility features and success criteria in WCAG 2.1 and 2.2.

There is a deficit in information that communities work from as they approach social issues like homelessness, disability rights, and care for the elderly. This webinar will help you learn how to reshape public misperceptions about important social problems. You will see examples of how to share compelling stories based on data that will reshape misinformed narratives. This session will help you:

LTQA members are invited to a webinar for a discussion of ADvancing States’ report on lessons learned from state implementation of ARPA HCBS spending plans, featuring ADvancing States’ Deputy Executive Director, Camille Dobson, as well as Colorado’s Director of Strategic Outcome’s Hayley Gleason who will share Colorado’s experience implementing ARPA.

This webinar will take place on Tuesday, July 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET. 

Demographic data can inform and impact key areas of Information & Referral/Assistance (I&R/A) programs, from service delivery and the resource database to partnerships and more. Developments in the policy environment also emphasize data collection on demographic characteristics. Yet collecting demographic information at the frontlines of service delivery can come with unique considerations.