📄Department of Labor Seeks Comments on Employment Transition Models
The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents is properly assessed. Currently, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data about the Employment Transition Models Demonstration and Evaluation. A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice.
Learn More📚Notice of Public Meeting for Advisory Board on Exceptional Children
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children 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🎓Invitation for Grants
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications (NIA) for a new award for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the TPSID-CC program, Assistance Listing Number 84.407B. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-0825 for this program.
Learn More🎓Grant Opportunity for Transition Programs in Higher Education
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Program (TPSID), Assistance Listing Number (ALN) number 84.407A. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-0825.
Learn More⚖️Withdrawal of Proposed Rule on Employment of Workers with Disabilities
The Department of Labor (Department) is withdrawing its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on December 4, 2024 (89 FR 96466), which proposed to amend 29 CFR part 525 to phase out the issuance of subminimum wage certificates under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). With this action, the Department is formally discontinuing the rulemaking process and removing the proposal from further consideration.
Learn More🎓Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program Grants for VR Services
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announces the final priority and requirements under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program, Assistance Listing Number 84.263G. The Department may use the priority and requirements for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years. We take this action to promote the development of innovative and improved methods of training on promising vocational rehabilitation (VR) counseling, engagement, and service delivery strategies and practices to State VR agency personnel or other public or non-profit rehabilitation professionals and paraprofessionals (including those enrolled in master's or bachelor's level rehabilitation programs) to provide quality VR and supported employment services that lead to quality employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
Learn More🎓Federal Grant Opportunity for Educational Technology in 2025
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Stepping-up Technology Implementation.
Learn More🎓Educational Technology Grants Available for FY 2025
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities--National Center to Improve Faculty Capacity to Use Educational Technology in Special Education Personnel and Leadership Preparation Programs.
Learn More🎓Grant Opportunity for Technical Assistance in Disability Services
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition for Students and Youth with Disabilities.
Learn More✈️Delay in Enforcement of Wheelchair Accommodation Regulations
This document announces that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will not take enforcement action against regulated entities before August 1, 2025, for failing to comply with the new or revised requirements contained in the final rule on "Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air Travelers With Disabilities Using Wheelchairs" (Wheelchair Rule). This enforcement discretion does not apply to violations of DOT's regulations regarding the treatment of air travelers with disabilities that would also have been violations prior to the issuance of the Wheelchair Rule.
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