Notice2025-23952
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December 29, 2025
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National Council on Disability
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 245 (Monday, December 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60762-60763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23952]
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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: The Members of the National Council on Disability (NCD)
will hold a two-day in-person Council meeting on Thursday, January 22,
2026, 9:00 a.m.-3:25 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Friday,
January 23, 2026, 9:00-12:00 p.m.
PLACE: This meeting will take place at the Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando,
9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando, Florida 32819. The event will also be
streamed live via Zoom videoconference for those not able to attend in
person. Details are available on NCD's event page at <a href="https://www.ncd.gov/meeting/2026-01-22-jan-22-23-2026-council-meeting/">https://www.ncd.gov/meeting/2026-01-22-jan-22-23-2026-council-meeting/</a>.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Day 1--Following welcome remarks by Vice Chair/Acting Chair, Shawn
Kennemer, and introductions, the Council will receive a policy update,
followed by a panel discussion on institutionalization of youth in
nursing homes and a public comment period for input, in person and by
Zoom, on youth in nursing homes. After a break, there will be a panel
of Floridians with disabilities describing their experience; lastly,
there will be a presentation on NCD's disability competency curriculum
project for medical professionals, followed by a Council discussion.
es during and safter recent natural disasters, followed by a public
comment period for Floridians to provide their experiences in person
and by Zoom. After a lunch break, the meeting will resume with a panel
discussion on barriers and innovations in accessible transportation in
Florida followed by a Council discussion.
Day 2--Following welcoming remarks, the Council will receive the
Chairman's report; Council member's individual reports; an Executive
Committee report; and a legislative and media update; a presentation on
NCD's disability competency curriculum project for medical
professionals, followed by a Council discussion; a presentation on a
study of HCBS denials in Florida, followed by a Council question. We
conclude the meeting with an award presentation for NCD Council Member/
Former Chair Neil Romano.
Agenda: The times provided below are approximations (all Eastern
Standard Time):
Thursday, January 22, 2026
9:00-9:15 a.m.--Welcome Greetings, Roll Call, Acceptance of Agenda
9:15-9:30 a.m.--Policy Update
9:30-10:40 a.m.--Panel on Institutionalization of Youth in Nursing
Homes
10:40-11:05 a.m.--Public Comment on Youth in Nursing Homes
11:05V11:20 a.m.--Break
11:20-12:25 p.m.--Panel on Experiences of Disabled Floridians During/
After Recent Natural Disasters
12:25-12:50 p.m.--Public Comment on Experiences in Natural Disasters
12:50-;2:10 p.m.--Lunch Break
2:10--3:10 p.m.--Panel on Accessible Transportation in Florida:
Barriers and Innovations
3:10-3:35 p.m.--Public Comment on Accessible Transportation in Florida
3:35 p.m.-Adjourn until January 23 at 9:00 a.m.
Friday, January 23, 2026
9:00-9:10 a.m.--Welcome and Call to Order
9:10-9:20 a.m.--Chairman's Report
9:20-9:40 a.m.--Council Member Reports
9:40-9:55 a.m.--Executive Committee Report
9:55-10:10 a.m.--Legislative and Media Updates
10:10-10:25 a.m.--Break
10:25-10:50 a.m.--Description of Disability Competency Curriculum
Project, RFI Responses to Date, and Potential NCD Recommendations
10:50-11:00 p.m.--Council Question and Answer on Project
11:00-11:30--Presentation: A Study of Denials of Florida HCBS Waiver
Eligibility
11:30-11:40 a.m.--Council Questions and Answers on Study
11:40-12:00 p.m.--Public Service Award for NCD Council Member Neil
Romano
12:00 p.m.--Adjourn the Quarterly Meeting
Public Comment: Public participation during the public comment
period provides an opportunity for us to hear from individuals,
businesses, providers, educators, parents and advocates. Your comments
are important in bringing to the Council's attention the issues and
priorities of the disability community.
For the January 22 Council meeting, NCD will have two public
comment periods of 25 minutes each. The first on youth
institutionalized in nursing homes, and the second on experiences of
disabled Floridians in recent natural disasters. Additional information
on specifics of the topic is available on NCD's public comment page at
<a href="https://ncd.gov/public-comment">https://ncd.gov/public-comment</a>.
The Council will receive comments from in-person commenters first,
and time allowing, from Florida residents who attend via Zoom for
Government livestream. Comments are also always accepted via email.
To provide public comment during an NCD Council Meeting, NCD
requires advanced registration by either signing up to present while
registering for the meeting or sending an email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#19496c7b75707a5a7674747c776d59777a7d377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d6d485f51545e7e5250505853497d535e59135a524b">[email protected]</span></a> with the subject line ``Public Comment'' and your
name, organization (if applicable), state, and topic of comment in the
body of your email.
Deadline for public comment registration is January 20, 2026, 8:00
p.m. EST. Please indicate if you are providing the comment in-person or
only submitting via email. All individuals desiring to make public
comments are encouraged to read NCD's guidelines for public comment in
advance of the meeting at: <a href="https://ncd.gov/public-comment">https://ncd.gov/public-comment</a>.
Comments during this meeting must be specific to youth in nursing
homes and experiences in recent natural disasters.
To provide comments by email, please send personal experiences,
and/or articles, data, and other research on the following topics to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#762603141a1f1535191b1b1318023618151258111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6a683949a9f95b5999b9b939882b6989592d8919980">[email protected]</span></a>. Your contributions will help strengthen our
investigations and provide for a more comprehensive view for federal
policymakers.
I. Youth and Younger Adults With Disabilities in Nursing Homes
This project seeks to uncover the drivers of the growing population
of youth and younger adults with disabilities living in nursing homes
and explore policy solutions that seek to keep youth and younger adults
with disabilities in their communities where they can live, learn, and
seek
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employment. Responses to any of the following questions are helpful.
1. What number of people with disabilities ages 21-40 are receiving
LTSS in nursing homes? How large is the subset of those under age 21?
What are the numbers by state? What are the demographics? What is the
average length of stay? What placements were made out of state?
2. What data gaps exist on these questions and how could the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) improve them? What
reporting could HHS or HUD require of federal fund recipients to obtain
data on people with disabilities age 40 and under in nursing homes?
3. How many people are estimated to be on waiting lists to transfer
out of nursing facilities are ages 21-40 and under 21? What federal and
state policies assist in gathering this information and what are the
federal and state barriers?
4. Are there existing federal and state policies that have the
effect of routing younger people with disabilities into nursing homes?
(Please note that NCD is not seeking information on what keeps people
with disabilities from leaving nursing facilities as we have well-
established research on that topic).
5. What impact has Money Follows the Person had on nursing home
diversion for younger people with disabilities? Please provide specific
examples to the degree possible. What other programs are successful at
diversion of younger people with disabilities from nursing homes?
6. What opportunities are available to younger people with
disabilities who reside in nursing homes, for free appropriate public
education (FAPE), recreation, community participation? What are the
results of unavailability/restricted availability of the activities?
7. How could policymakers specifically address the needs of younger
people with disabilities in LTSS and housing policy?
II. Improving the Outcome of People With Disabilities During and After
Disasters
This project focuses on how state and local governments execute
their emergency management plans; identifies promising practices; and
provides resources and recommendations. Comments on any of the
following questions are helpful.
1. What elements are lacking in state and local disaster
preparation plans that would mitigate the adverse impact of disaster
recovery and response on people with disabilities?
2. How do states encourage local emergency management operators to
be inclusive of people with disabilities before, during and after
disasters?
3. What is FEMA's role and responsibility to ensure people with
disabilities needs are included in disaster preparation at the local
level?
4. What states have an infrastructure that promotes the inclusivity
of people with disabilities?
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Nicholas Sabula, Public Affairs
Specialist, NCD, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004;
202-272-2004 (V), or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9d7cad8dbccd5d8f9d7dadd97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e504d5f5c4b525f7e505d5a10595148">[email protected]</span></a>.
Accommodations: ASL Interpreters will be provided in-room and
included during the live streamed meeting, and CART has been arranged
for this meeting and will be embedded into the Zoom platform as well as
available via streamtext link. The web link to access CART Streamtext:
<a href="https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=NCD">https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=NCD</a>.
If you require additional accommodations, please notify Stacey
Brown by sending an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d0e1f0f120a133d131e19531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="691a0b1b061e0729070a0d470e061f">[email protected]</span></a> as soon as possible and no
later than 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Due to last-minute confirmations or cancellations, NCD may
substitute items without advance public notice.
Dated: December 22, 2025.
Nicholas Sabula,
Public Affairs Specialist.
[FR Doc. 2025-23952 Filed 12-22-25; 4:15 pm]
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