AUCD’s Community Inclusion Team supports the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Network in partnership with the Administration for Community Living.
AUCD’s Maternal and Child Health Engagement supports the Autism CARES Programs, including LEND and DBP Programs.
AUCD’s Public Health Team works to create health promotion and public health efforts that include people with disabilities.
AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes trainees, early career professionals, self-advocates, and family members from AUCD member Centers and Programs.
AUCD's Disability Policy News (DPN) is a weekly newsletter highlighting federal policy issues affecting people with disabilities and their families. DPN features updates in plain language and action steps that people can take to educate policymakers. DPN is published every Friday.
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Congress has begun to schedule hearings and markups to consider appropriations legislation for Fiscal Year 2027. The House Appropriations Committee is holding a series of hearings for agency heads to testify about the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Executive’s policy priorities. This includes hearings with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., whose agency is responsible for funding and providing technical assistance to AUCD programs. The House and Senate are expected to start drafting and then marking up appropriations legislation for FY27 in the coming weeks.
Appropriations means money that is set aside by Congress for a particular use. Congress is starting to write bills that will include appropriations for different federal government departments and programs in the coming weeks. They will hold budget hearings, where they meet with agency leaders who will talk about the President's Budget. This includes hearings with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., which we talk about more below. HHS is in charge of funding and other support that AUCD programs get. Congress will also hold markups, which is when they meet to work on bills and make updates and changes.
View past issues of Disability Policy News to learn more about AUCD's policy priorities and how you can engage in policy actions.
