November 21, 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks nominations of individuals to serve as non-federal public members on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC).
The nomination period is open through Friday, January 24, 2020.
The IACC is a federal advisory committee composed of federal officials and non-federal public members, including autism self-advocates; family members; representatives of autism research, service, and advocacy organizations; community professionals; and other public stakeholders. The committee is charged with:
- Providing annual updates on its Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD);
- Providing annual updates on its Summary of Advances in ASD Research, a document that summarizes each year's top ASD research advances;
- Providing advice and recommendations to the HHS Secretary regarding issues related to ASD;
- Providing a forum for public discussion of issues related to ASD;
- Facilitating the exchange of information on and coordination of ASD activities among the member agencies and organizations.