AUCDigest
May 29, 2007 • Volume 7, Number 5
Current and past editions of AUCD Legislative News In Brief are posted on the AUCD Website. These weekly 1–2 page updates are intended to keep association members informed about federal legislative and regulatory issues affecting people with disabilities, their families and the network of AUCD programs and centers.
HRSA Awards $2.9 Million for Family-to-Family Health Information Centers. May 23, the Health Resources and Services Administration has announced 30 grants worth $2.9 million to support new and continued Family-to-Family Health Information Centers for parents of children and youth with special health care needs. Twenty-four new and six continuing statewide centers will each receive grants of $95,700 beginning June 1, 2007. Family-to-family centers employ parents of children with special health care needs who have experience navigating complex health care and social service systems to help other parents who may be facing similar circumstances.
NIDRR Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2005-09. May 3, the full plan guides the work of NIDRR, the federal government's key agency for disability and rehabilitation research. It includes highlights of past NIDRR research, assesses emerging needs and sets new directions for the future. The Executive Summary is a concise synopsis and includes the NIDRR Logic Model and future research priorities in the domains of employment, participation and community living, health and function, technology for access and function, and disability demographics. The Executive Summary and the Full Report are both available for review.
Public Comments Requested by OSERS. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) invites comments on the following proposed information collection request: Performance Report: Personnel Development for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 26, 2007. Complete information is available by clicking on the hyperlink.
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