In-person Meeting

The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) will host a two-day meeting next week. Members will discuss preparation of the PCPID 2016 Report to the President, including the report's content, format, and related data collection and analysis required to complete the writing of the report. The meeting focus areas are: Family engagement; federal education policies; transition; and self-determination/ supported decision-making.The location of the meeting is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H.

The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) is hosting their Annual Congressional Briefing & Reception on the State of Disability in America.The reception will include a short presentation on the state of the Independent Living Program in America, and brief remarks by members of the NCIL Board of Directors. Members of the House and Senate, as well as members of the Administration, are also invited to provide brief remarks.

The National Alliance for Caregiving, Mental Health America, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness will convene members of Congress, policy makers, family caregiving advocates, mental health professionals, and others for the release of the research study On Pins & Needles: Caregivers of Adults with Mental Illness.

Mathematica's Center for Studying Disability Policy is sponsoring a policy forum and live webinar on aligning community practices with trends in rehabilitation. Research shows that only a small percentage of people with disabilities are in the workforce. Additionally, people with disabilites face obstacles when looking for full employment. An employment program, Pathways to Careers, helps people with disabilities prepare for the workforce.

The Innovation & Opportunity Network is hosting the National Convening of Workforce Leadership this January in Washington, D.C. At this convening you can connect with other national, state, and local leaders to transform America's workforce system. States will be invited to form teams with leaders representing partners and key stakeholders implementing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

The Institute on Disability and UCED at the University of New Hampshire are hosting an event where they will release the Annual Compendium of Disability Statistics & Report on Disability. A live webcast of the event will be available for individuals unable to attend the event in person. The Compendium is a web-based tool that pools disability statistics published by various federal agencies together in one place.

The SCAN Foundation is hosting a Health Affairs Briefing on financing long-term services and supports. AARP, the SCAN Foundation, and LeadingAge funded "Financing Long-Term Services and Supports: Options Reflect Trade-Offs for Older Americans and Federal Spending," a study that examines the impact policy changes could have on increasing insurance's role in financing LTSS. This study was authored by Melissa M. Favreault and the Urban Institute's Howard Gleckman and Richard W. Johnson.

Join other family and friend caregivers for an informal "table talk" on providing compassionate care and support to aging loved ones .

The American Society on Aging is offering two courses in partnership with the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Health and Wellness in an Aging Society, is a new five-week course taught by the leading experts in the nation. Additionally, the ASA is offering their popular Fundamentals of Gerontology course. The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology faculty includes Pinchas Cohen, M.D.; Ed Schneider, M.D.; Jennifer Ailshire, Ph.D.; Donna Benton, Ph.D; Kathleen Wilber, Ph.D.; and Aaron Hagedorn, Ph.D.