'Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism' shares the following:
New! From the Department of Health & Human Services: Introducing the Administration for Community Living
Attention! The U.S. Department of Labor has made available approximately $20 million in grants to fund cooperative agreements that will improve the educational, training and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Click hereto learn more.
New! Compared with youth with other disabilities, young adults with ASD face a disproportionately difficult time navigating work and educational opportunities after high school, finds a new study by Paul Shattuck, PhD, fromthe Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. Click here to read more about this study, and check our News page for articles in the news related to these findings.
Welcome to Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism!
Mission: AFAA is a national consortium of organizations working together, led by the vision of individuals with autism and their families, to promote a collaborative spirit and develop both public and private sector support that improve the lives of adults living with autism.
President Obama issue a proclamation in recognition National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is October. Read the proclamation here.
New! New Research Finds Annual Cost of Autism Has More Than Tripled to $126 Billion in the U.S.Autism Speaks announced preliminary results of new research that estimates autism costs society a staggering $126 billion per year - a number that has tripled since 2006. The costs of providing care for each person with autism affected by intellectual disability through his or her lifespan are $2.3 million in the U.S. and $2.4 million in the U.L. Read more about these preliminary findings here.
New! ARCH has recently published its Federal Funding and Support Opportunities for Respite, 2012. Written by Susan Dougherty and Jill Kagan, this guide provides basic information about each of the federal programs that can provide respite funding or support. Find the guide here.
New! Autism Speaks, Managing Partner of AFAA, has just announced the launch of their Housing and Residential Supports Portal and Tool Kit, a new online tool offering reliable, actionable information to help secure appropriate residential supports and services for adults with autism! To visit the web portal, click here. Read the new tool kit here.
New! White House Announces Intent to Appoint Peter Bell, Executive Vice President of Autism Speaks, AFAA Managing Partner, to President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities! Click here to learn more. Read the White House press release here.
Alert: The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a new rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to set a hiring goal of having 7 percent of their workforces be people with disabilities! Click here to learn more.
New! White House Announces Intent to Appoint Peter Bell, Executive Vice President of Autism Speaks, AFAA Managing Partner, to President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities! Click here to learn more. Read the White House press release here.
Alert: The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a new rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to set a hiring goal of having 7 percent of their workforces be people with disabilities! Click here to learn more.
Federal Housing and Urban Development Funding Allocations Announced
Recent funding allocations from the federal Housing and Urban Development authority for affordable housing development has been announced for projects in numerous states. These allocations will support housing for people with disabilities. Learn more here.
Recent funding allocations from the federal Housing and Urban Development authority for affordable housing development has been announced for projects in numerous states. These allocations will support housing for people with disabilities. Learn more here.
HHS and FDA to Host Virtual Hiring Event November 3
On Thursday, November 3, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invite all veterans and people with disabilities, who are interested in the many federal positions they have available, to register and participate at: www.fda.gov/hiringevent.
England's National Autistic Society and Goldman Sachs win Project Of The Year Award at the Charity Times Awards for a project focused on employement of adults with autism spectrum disorder. Learn more here and here.
On Thursday, November 3, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invite all veterans and people with disabilities, who are interested in the many federal positions they have available, to register and participate at: www.fda.gov/hiringevent.
England's National Autistic Society and Goldman Sachs win Project Of The Year Award at the Charity Times Awards for a project focused on employement of adults with autism spectrum disorder. Learn more here and here.
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