<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">---------- Forwarded message ---------</span><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">White House Office of Public Engagement</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:OPE@mail.whitehouse.gov" target="_blank">OPE@mail.whitehouse.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Feb 20, 2023, 5:01 PM<br>Subject: Disability Community Engagement Newsletter<br></div><br><u></u>

    
        
        
        
        
        
        

    
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February 20, 2023</strong></span></span></div>

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                                        <span style="font-size:18px"><span style="color:#ffffff"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif">Celebrating Black History Month</span></strong></span></span>
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                            <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif">During Black History Month, the White House and the Biden Harris Administration will celebrate the contributions of Black disabled leaders to American history. The Administration will host a roundtable with the next generation of Black disabled young leaders, and highlight Administration actions to promote equity.<br>
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<strong>WHAT:</strong> Black History Month Roundtable with Young Black Leaders with Disabilities<br>
<strong>WHEN:</strong> Thursday, February 23 10:30 AM ET<br>
<strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=36eb1b010f&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Register for the webinar</a>.<br>
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ASL and CART will be provided. Please share with your networks!</span></span>
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                            <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif">On his first day in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 13985, <em>Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government</em>. That Order emphasized the enormous human costs of systemic racism and persistent poverty, and provided a powerful and unprecedented mandate for all federal agencies to launch a whole-of-government approach to equity. Over the past two years, agencies have taken historic steps toward ensuring that federal programs are serving the American people in an equitable and just manner and supporting communities that have been locked out of opportunity. Through the implementation of landmark legislation and historic executive action, the Biden-Harris Administration is working to make real the promise of America for everyone—including rural communities, communities of color, Tribal communities, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disabilities, women and girls, and communities impacted by persistent poverty.<br>
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On February 16th, to strengthen the federal government’s ability to address the barriers that underserved communities continue to face, President Biden signed a new Executive Order, <em><a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=a34d7adc63&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government</a></em>. This second Order reaffirms the Administration’s commitment to deliver equity and build an America in which all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential. From <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=9f61d1fbd2&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: President Biden Signs Executive Order to Strengthen Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Across the Federal Government</a>:</span></span>

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        <li><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif">To combat the long history of discrimination in housing, the <strong>Department of Housing and Urban Development</strong> has proposed a <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=d334395ac2&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">new “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” rule</a> to help overcome patterns of segregation and to hold state, localities, and public housing agencies that receive federal funds accountable for ensuring that underserved communities have equitable access to affordable housing opportunities. </span></span></li>
        <li><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif">The <strong>Department of Transportation</strong> adopted a set of <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=15875d65cf&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Disability Policy Priorities</a> to guide efforts to ensure people with disabilities can move freely, fairly, safely, affordably, and spontaneously through every part of our transportation system and released the Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights to empower travelers to understand their rights and help the travel industry uphold those rights.</span></span></li>
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                            <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif">The <strong>Department of Housing and Urban Development</strong> seeks public comment on <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=47184daee0&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">new “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” rule</a> and invites all interested parties and members of the public to submit their views, comments, and recommendations for improvement for this proposal. Comments are due by April 10, 2023 and may be submitted electronically through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.regulations.gov</a>, or through the methods described in the proposed rule. <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=c3719664eb&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Read HUD's public comment guide</a>.<br>
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Federal regulations make a difference in people’s lives every day—from improving access to safe, effective, and affordable hearing aids to ensuring people are safe at work. On February 10th, the <strong>Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)</strong> within the Office of Management and Budget sharing a summary of learnings and potential recommendations on broadening public engagement in the Federal regulatory process, developed from written submissions and a public engagement <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=0dd7215895&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">session </a>last November with hundreds of participants. <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=3823302c16&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Read more and learn how you can provide public comment</a>.<br>
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On February 14th, the <strong>Administration for Children and Families (ACF)</strong> <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=3c5eacc077&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">announced a proposed rule</a> that will make it easier for child welfare agencies to license relatives to foster children whose parents cannot care for them. This rule addresses one of the significant challenges facing grandparents and other relative caregivers, and fulfills a <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=80c7370ec2&e=426bd210a6" title="key federal commitment" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">key federal commitment</a> made in the <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=32bc085daf&e=426bd210a6" title="2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers</a>. <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=4c00d331c2&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Public comments</a> are due by April 17th, 2023. <br>
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On February 15th, the <strong>Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)</strong> released the following announcement on a proposed National Coverage Determination (NCD) decision that would expand coverage for power seat elevation equipment on certain power wheelchairs to Medicare individuals. The proposed National Coverage Determination decision memorandum is available to review <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=c1c380d34a&e=426bd210a6" title="here" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. The 30-day comment period will close March 17th, 2023.<br>
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On February 15th, <strong>Social Security Administration (SSA)</strong> <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=9b4e230cbc&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">announced a proposed rule</a> to update regulations to remove food from the calculation of In-Kind Support and Maintenance (ISM). SSA expects that these changes will simplify SSA's rules, making them less cumbersome to administer and easier for the public to understand and follow. Information on how to provide comments by April 17th, 2023 can be found <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=c1f8d46d5a&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span>
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                            <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>February 21st</strong>: Join the <strong>Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) </strong>and the <strong>Administration for Community Living</strong> for two important webinars on the Home and Community-Based Services Settings Rule to learn more about implementation and strengthening stakeholder advocacy. <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=0ffa3d5ad2&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Register for the webinars</a>.<br>
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<strong>February 23rd</strong> - Join the <strong>U.S. Department of Labor</strong> Webinar on Workplace Leave for Family Caregivers - from 2:00-3:00 PM ET. In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division is joining with the Women’s Bureau, the Office of Disability Employment Policy, and Veterans' Employment and Training Service for a conversation with stakeholders around barriers to workplace leave for family caregivers. <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=5b1e0ca853&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Register here</a>.<br>
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<strong>February 27th</strong> - Attend the <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=cd9c0d1f64&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Housing and Services Resource Center</strong></a> Webinar on Transportation and Housing Stability from 1:00-2:00 PM ET for insights into the important role of partnerships — between transportation and housing, aging and disability networks, and health — in addressing housing stability and access to services for older adults, people with disabilities, and those experiencing homelessness. <a href="https://whitehouse.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b999ee4d97253671de1a2d1fa&id=37d8adcf1b&e=426bd210a6" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Register here</a>. </span></span>
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</div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Warmly,<br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br><span style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"></span><span style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">908-590-1747</span><br><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a><br><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a><i><br>Facebook: </i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></i></a><i><br></i></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">To schedule a 30-minute meeting about the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey please click on the link below</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://calendly.com/nfbnj/30min" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://calendly.com/nfbnj/30min</a></font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>