Respite care grants for $500 now available in Central Arkansas through Alzheimer’s Arkansas and Carelink
Respite care grants of $500 are now available through Alzheimer’s Arkansas and CareLink to provide respite services for the caregiver(s) of a person with a chronic illness. To qualify, the care recipient must be 60 years old or older, be diagnosed with a chronic illness that requires a caregiver (such as COPD, cancer, stroke, renal failure, […]
Family assistance program grants for $250 available through Alzheimer’s Arkansas
Alzheimer’s Arkansas is now accepting applications for assistance through their Family Assistance Program for the fiscal year ending 6/30/16. To qualify, the individual receiving assistance must be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia, and must reside in Arkansas. The grant amount is $250, and can be used to pay for almost any needs, including respite care, […]
USDA offers grants and low interest loans for home repairs for low-income, elderly homeowners
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers grants and loans with interest rates as low as 1% to assist low-income, elderly (age 62 and older) homeowners with making needed repairs to their homes. Known as the Section 504 Home Repair program, the intent of the program is to repair, improve or modernize homes to remove […]
Nearly half of civil rights complaints to the U.S. Department of Education last year involved disability discrimination
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, tasked with prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability and age in education programs, fielded a record-high 10,392 complaints last year, with over 4,800 (46%) involving disability discrimination. While the greatest number of complaints involved access to a free, appropriate public education (FAPE), retaliation, […]
U.S. Department of Justice seeking additional public comment on website accessibility standards
Nearly six years after first soliciting public comment on proposed regulations outlining accessibility standards for state and local government websites, the U.S. Department of Justice published a notice this week that it is seeking additional public comment. The Justice Department has signaled that it intends to issue standards for government websites before setting broader requirements for […]