AUCD’s Community Inclusion Team supports the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Network in partnership with the Administration for Community Living.
AUCD’s Maternal and Child Health Engagement supports the Autism CARES Programs, including LEND and DBP Programs.
AUCD’s Public Health Team works to create health promotion and public health efforts that include people with disabilities.
AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes trainees, early career professionals, self-advocates, and family members from AUCD member Centers and Programs.
AUCD's Disability Policy News (DPN) is a bi-weekly newsletter highlighting federal policy issues affecting people with disabilities and their families. (DPN) features updates in plain language and action steps that people can take to educate policymakers. DPN is published every other Monday while Congress is in session.
On April 22, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule. The rule will help improve access to home and community-based services (HCBS) as well as improve the quality of jobs for caregivers. The rule will require at least 80 percent of Medicaid payments to go to caregiver wages. States will also have to be more transparent in how much they pay for services and how rates are set. States will also have to create an advisory group made up of people receiving services, providers and other stakeholders to provide input on rates and compensation for direct care workers. The White House is hosting a call tomorrow, April 23 at 3 PM to discuss the final rule.
On April 22, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a new rule that will help people with disabilities to access Medicaid and make sure providers are paid a fair wage. The White House is hosting a call tomorrow, April 23 at 3 PM to discuss the final rule.
Read more about the final rule.
View past issues of Disability Policy News to learn more about AUCD's policy priorities and how you can engage in policy actions.
