📘Public Meeting Notice
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board) will hold a two-day in-person and online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for Indian children with disabilities.
Learn More🛍️Analysis of Procurement List Additions and Deletions
This action adds product(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products(s) from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.
Learn More❌Department of Education Withdraws Technical Assistance Grant Notice
The Department of Education (Department) withdraws the notice inviting applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities and Demonstration and Training Programs-- National Technical Assistance Center on Transition for Students and Youth with Disabilities.
Learn More🛒Proposed Additions and Deletions to Government Procurement List
The Committee is proposing to add product(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes product(s) and service(s) previously furnished by such agencies.
Learn More🌟SSA Introduces Youth Transition Demonstration for Employment Opportunities
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is announcing the Youth Transition Exploration Demonstration (YTED) project for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program under title XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). This project is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an employment intervention for youth with disabilities, who are transitioning into the adult workforce. SSA will modify the program rules that apply to income for certain project participants who receive SSI payments under title XVI of the Act. This modification will not apply to income for project participants who receive Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits under title II or receive concurrent benefits under title II and title XVI of the Act.
Learn More🎓Grant Opportunity for Transition Services for Students with Disabilities
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for National Technical Assistance Center on Transition for Students and Youth With Disabilities.
Learn More🎓National Evaluation of Pathways to Partnerships Program Grants
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).
Learn More♿FCC Proposes New Accessibility Rules for Video Conferencing Services
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks comment on whether to amend the accessibility rules for interoperable video conferencing services (IVCS) to include additional performance objectives addressing text-to-speech and speech- to-speech functionality; automatic sign-language interpretation; additional user interface control functions; access to video conferencing for people who are blind or have low vision; and access to video conference for people with cognitive or mobility disabilities. The Commission also seeks further comment on whether and how the telecommunications relay services (TRS) Fund should support team interpreting in video conferences and whether additional rules are needed to facilitate the integration and appropriate use of TRS with video conferencing.
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