Self Advocates Becoming Empowered and ACL's Administration on Disabilities are pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) Award Fellows.  Six Fellows were chosen based on the policy or leadership project they wanted to do to help the self advocacy movement. Fellows are listed below with their hometown, host organization, and project summary. 

ACL’s National Institute of Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) released a report,

The Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities has developed a

Update: The due date for applications has been extended to July 13, 2022, 11:59 pm ET  View the Funding Opportunity Informational Teleconference for Interested Applicants: Date: Tuesday, May 17 at 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET Number: 888-942-9712 Participant passcode: 5313288 Letters of intent (optional) due: 5/31/22 

Over the past decade, the ACL-funded Transit Planning 4 All program has promoted the development and dissemination of best practices in transit planning inclusive of people with disabilities and older adults. A major component of these efforts is funding a series of demonstration projects, each seeking to increase inclusion in transportation planning.

Over the next several months, we’ll be celebrating the accomplishments of ACL's first ten years, exploring the opportunities in front of us and what we’re doing to take advantage of them, and looking ahead to what’s needed to achieve our vision for the future, which includes:

Applications Due: June 21

ACL has opened two new funding opportunities under the Lifespan Respite Care Program. Lifespan respite care programs are coordinated state systems of accessible, community-based respite care services for family caregivers of people of all ages with special needs. Such programs reduce duplication of effort and assist in the development of respite care infrastructure at the state and local levels.