2025 Calendar of Disability Events and Activities
Stay up to date with the 2025 Calendar of Disability Events and Activities. View all events and activities by clicking here.
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Why We Do What We Do: The disabled teen stuck in a hospital for six years finally gets her own home
Alexis Ratcliff is 19 and she’s lived, since she was 13, in a hospital in North Carolina. This week, the disabled woman moved to her own apartment. When she saw the spacious, renovated place for the first time, she celebrated. “Oh, it’s beautiful,” she said, her voice quiet and awed, as she maneuvered her power … Read more
No Place Like Home: People with Disabilities’ Fight to Stay Out of Institutions
In 1999, the Supreme Court ruled the unjustified institutionalization of people with disabilities constitutes discrimination. But in recent years, a number of lawsuits across the country have exposed problems of unnecessary institutionalization in several states. CBS Reports goes to Illinois, which has one of the highest rates of institutionalization in the country, to understand the … Read more
The Potential of Wearables: Bridging Data and Disease Management
From rings, watches and smart devices, explore how wearable technology is revolutionizing chronic disease prevention and management by providing real-time, patient-generated data. Hear from Registered Dietitians and telehealth technology experts on the risks and rewards of how person driven data is shaping behavior changes, improving nutrition and fitness strategies, and potentially reducing long-term disease risk.
No Wrong Door: ACL Awards $5.3 Million To Enhance State NWD Systems
ACL’s Office of Network Advancement has awarded 12 new grants through the Enhancing State No Wrong Door Systems for Efficient Access to Long-Term Services and Supports funding opportunity.
Action Alert: Ask Secretary Kennedy and Congress to Protect ACL Programs
Individuals should contact Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and their members of Congress, urging them to preserve ACL and its vital services.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) Events
DREDF is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities. View their upcoming events here.
Disaster Preparedness: How We Can Prepare
We’ve compiled a list of guides that serve as online collections of resources and tools relevant to disaster and emergency management.
National Lifespan Respite Care Program State Program Enhancement Grants
ACL’s National Lifespan Respite Care Program has announced approximately $2 million in new state program enhancement grants.
Texas Hill Country Flooding Event—Disability Rights Texas
Disability Rights Texas shares resources you can use to recover from the flooding event the Texas Hill Country experienced on July 4, 2025.