2025 NADE Awards Criteria Nominations for 2025 NADE National Awards are due by Monday March 31st at 5:00pm EST. Award nominations can be submitted to Melvin Carr @ awards@nade.org using the form at the end of the 2025 NADE Award Criteria (attached). Thank you for your assistance with the NADE awards program. If you have any questions, please send an email to awards@nade.org.
NADE Recognizes National Donate Life Month April 2025
National Donate Life Blue & Green Day (Friday April 11, 2025) is almost here! I encourage you all to plan activities that raise awareness about organ donation and becoming an organ donor during the month of April. I am sure that the Advocate would appreciate any pictures of your activities and of your Chapters showing out in their best blue and green … Read More
NADE Awards Nominations Due April 19, 2024
2024 NADE Awards Criteria
NADE 2023 Awards Update
Thank you for your assistance with the NADE awards program. If anyone has any questions, please contact Jennifer Forde at (202) 741-0460 or by email at Jennifer.forde@ssa.gov
NADE Top Issues for 2022
Staffing: Continued funding to achieve and maintain adequate staffing levels at the Disability Determination Services (DDS). Provide the DDSs more flexibility in hiring authority. Training: Investment in quality training and materials is critical for timely and accurate determinations. Resources are needed to train new staff as well as ongoing training for experienced staff. Provide cooperative training between the DDS and … Read More
NADE Responds to NDF on Equitable Access to SSA Disability Programs for LGBTQIA+ Communities
NADE Correspondence National Disability Forum – Engage SSA Equitable Access to SSA Disability Programs for LGBTQIA+ Communities February 17, 2022 (MS Teams Conference) Request for Participation and Pre-Conference Response: 1. What are challenges LGBTQIA+ adults face when accessing healthcare? Some younger individuals left home due to unsupportive home environments. Therefore, they have little to no financial resources to access healthcare. … Read More
Response to GAO: COVID-19 Service Delivery Challenges
NADE Correspondence Hello Ms. Garcia, I’m writing from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), where we are working on a project focused on service delivery changes at SSA due to COVID-19. We’re interested in learning about what NADE members have experienced during that time. We are aware that you have spoken with other GAO teams in the past. GAO is … Read More
NADE 2021 Awards Reminder Deadline Extended to COB July 14
The Awards Committee is eagerly awaiting your award nominations and wanted to remind everyone the deadline has been extended to the close of business on July 14th. Please take advantage of the additional time to submit nominations. Please see the criteria for the 2021 NADE Awards guidelines and submit a nomination here. Respectfully Submitted,Rachelle Timmer, Awards ChairAwards Committee 2021 NADE … Read More
NADE 2020 Awards Reminder Deadline Extended to COB June 26
The Awards Committee is eagerly awaiting your award nominations and wanted to remind everyone the deadline has been extended to the close of business on June 26th. Please take advantage of the additional time to submit nominations. Please see the criteria for the 2020 NADE Awards guidelines and submit a nomination here. Respectfully Submitted,Rachelle Timmer, Awards ChairAwards Committee 2020 NADE … Read More