Apply for an MLK Day of Service grant to help tackle food insecurity in your community while creating volunteer opportunities for people with disabilities. Thanks to a partnership between The Arc and AmeriCorps, chapters of The Arc and other nonprofit community organizations can apply to receive funding to create and implement inclusive volunteer initiatives that include people with and without disabilities working alongside each other to combat hunger in their community. Funding ranges from $5,000 to $20,000. The deadline to apply is Monday, August 7, 2023.

Do you know an employer, entrepreneur, volunteer, or local disability organization that has gone above and beyond the legal requirements to ensure full inclusion of people with disabilities in your community and in the workplace? If so, the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) would like to acknowledge them with a nomination for a Lex Frieden Employment Award. The deadline to receive submissions for the 2023 awards is August 21, 2023.

The 2021–2022 National Core Indicators–Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities National In-Person Survey has been released. This report is the most comprehensive and representative source of information on the demographics and self-reported outcomes among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities using services in the United States. Access the full report or the at-a-glance summary.

Join AHRC New York City on July 11 as they put on the first Michael Goldfarb Memorial Symposium, "A Call to Action: The Broader Implications of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Rulings for Disability Rights and Protections." This event provides the opportunity to learn from activists and scholars about what’s at stake at the nation’s highest court.