NDEAM: America’s Recovery, Powered by Inclusion

Celebrate NDEAM 2021 and the 20^th Anniversary of the Office of Disability Employment Policy

Join U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy Taryn Williams for a virtual celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and the 20th anniversary of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

Date: October 20, 2021

Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

Location: Streaming online. Please register to receive the accessible event link:

Explore DOL’s work to ensure that AMERICA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS POWERED BY INCLUSION.

This exciting event will feature insightful dialogues and a video showcase highlighting strategies in action for an equitable, disability-inclusive recovery.

Families Helping Families Statewide Virtual Job Fair for Individuals with disABILITIES Sponsored by HealthyBLUE

November 3, 2021, 10:00 AM-2:00PM CDT

On behalf of Families Helping Families and in partnership with Healthy Blue, we cordially invite you to participate in a virtual job fair specifically for individuals with disABILITIES on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 from 10 AM- 2 PM.

The Families Helping Families Network of Resource Centers and Healthy Blue have partnered over the years by providing events for individuals with disabilities and their families. This virtual job fair is our latest collaboration and commitment to supporting individuals with disABILITIES in accessing meaningful employment.

Human Development Center supports developmental screening for over 600 young children

LEND scholar receives fellowship position at RWJF

2020-21 LEND scholar Natasha M. Lee-Johnson has been selected for a competitive fellowship from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as a Health Policy Research Scholar. Natasha is currently a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at Louisiana State University. She is the first person in Louisiana to receive this prestigious RWJF fellowship. 

SSA’s Ticket to Work Program Presents: Debunking the Three Biggest Myths about Disability Benefits and Work

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

3 – 4:30 PM ET

Join us on October 27 for our next Work Incentive Seminar Event (WISE) webinar!

Get the facts about Social Security disability benefits and work! We’re debunking myths and sharing important information to help you as you make the decision that work may be right for you, to look for a job, and successfully transition to work.

Join the webinar to find answers to questions like:

• Where can I learn more about how working and earning income will affect my Social Security disability benefits?
• What types of services and job supports are available to help me transition to the workplace and work towards my career goals?
• How can I connect with a Ticket Program service provider?

A Book List for Parents New to Autism

Check out this book list for parents learning about neurodiversity. These beginner books were selected by members of That Au-some Book Club and Not an Autism Mom blog. To learn about the book club and find other titles about autism and neurodiversity, read the full article here:

DISCLAIMER: These resources are external to HDC. HDC has shared them for educational purposes only, and the products to which shopping links have been added by their original authors are not endorsed by HDC.

September is FASD Awareness Month

Please monitor our website for additional information on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) coming soon. We want to introduce you to FASD United (www.fasdunited.org) the newly branded national voice on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, formerly known as NOFAS, the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

You Are Invited to a Got Transition Webinar

From the National Family Association for Deaf-Blind

Event Information

Wednesday, October 20, 2021,

7:00-8:30pm EST.

About Got Transition

Got Transition® is the federally funded national resource center on health care transition (HCT). Its aim is to improve the transition from pediatric to adult health care through the use of evidence-driven strategies.

Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Webinar

From the Administration for Community Living (ACL):

Are you serving people at risk of eviction or who have been evicted? Are you working with landlords whose tenants are behind on rent as a result of COVID-19? Do you serve people facing housing instability or economic hardships? 

If you answered, “yes,” to any of those questions, then this webinar is for you!

ACL Webinar: Pandemic-Related Disaster Assistance for SSI Recipients

Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 1:00-2:00 pm ET

From the Association on Community Living (ACL):

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently changed their rules about how pandemic-related financial assistance can affect an individual’s eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or monthly SSI benefit amount. Previously, SSA had been counting many types of assistance as income and resources for SSI purposes, resulting in individuals having their SSI benefits reduced or suspended, or having their applications for SSI benefits denied. However, due to the severity of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, SSA has decided they will not count most types of pandemic-related financial assistance against SSI eligibility or benefit amount, even if the money from these financial assistance programs is retained for 12 or more months.

Join ACL’s National Center on Law and Elder Rights for a training that will review the guidance issued by SSA on what types of financial assistance they now consider pandemic-related disaster assistance, what steps they will be taking to restore individuals’ SSI benefits, and what advocates can do to assist clients with contacting SSA to access or restore SSI benefits. The training will will be presented by Kate Lang of Justice in Aging.

Closed captioning will be available for this webcast. A link with access to the captions will be shared through GoToWebinar’s chat box shortly before the webcast start time. The webcast will be recorded and available on NCLER’s website shortly after the presentation. The recording and training materials will also be emailed to all registrants within a few days after the training.