"Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" – Mary Oliver from William Graves The holiday season is upon us and many of us will find ourselves on the road to [...]
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What We’re Reading: December 25, 2017
Life expectancy is down for a second year. Drug overdoses are a big reason why. | USA Today Health researchers have some grim news for Americans: We are dying younger, and life expectancy is now down for the second straight year — something not seen in more than half a century. One undeniable culprit is [...]
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What We’re Reading: December 18, 2017
Cantwell, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help People Receive Care in their Homes, Reduce Health Costs | Maria Cantwell – US Senator for Washington U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) have introduced the Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act – or EMPOWER Care Act – to help [...]
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What We’re Reading: November 20, 2017
Under New Guidelines, Millions More Americans Will Need to Lower Blood Pressure | The New York Times The nation’s leading heart experts on Monday issued new guidelines for high blood pressure that mean tens of millions more Americans will meet the criteria for the condition, and will need to change their lifestyles or take medicines [...]
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What We’re Reading: September 25, 2017
Statements on Graham-Cassidy Proposed Legislation Joint statement from American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals, America’s Health Insurance Plans, and the BlueCross BlueShield Association regarding the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson legislation. America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) National Association of Medicaid Directors AARP Want More Americans to Work? Give Them Medicaid.| [...]
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Hurricane Harvey Relief and Support Efforts!
To all of those affected by Hurricane Harvey, Amerigroup offers a 24/7 Disaster Relief Help Line 1-866-417-7107. It is FREE and open to all Texans! ATTN Disability Community: In addition to the #Harvey Wheelchair & Supply Donation Drive in Houston, Camp Craig Allen in North Texas is collecting specific items for donation at a drop off location that you can also [...]
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What We’re Reading: August 14, 2017
Disability Organizations Issue Statements in Solidarity with Charlottesville | Anita Cameron ADAPT - http://adapt.org/adapts-statement-condemning-racist-violence-in-charlottesville-va/ Disabled Queers In Action - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156302440823265&id=656378264 DREDF Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155611962904099&id=55171084098 Not Dead Yet - http://notdeadyet.org/2017/08/not-dead-yet-statement-condemning-racist-violence-in-charlottesville-va.html Access Living - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155423475632597&id=91612517596 Center for Disability Rights CDR - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155274726592550&id=13882767549 Colorado Cross Disabilities Coalition CCDC - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1071529202982443&id=100003761201357 Partnership for Inclusive [...]
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What We’re Reading: July 31, 2017
ADA: Pathway to the Future | Lex Frieden Each year, around the anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I am asked by the press and others: “Exactly what has the ADA Hundreds gather on the South Lawn of the White House on July 25, 1990, to hear President George H.W. [...]
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What We’re Reading: June 26, 2017
Dozens Arrested After Disability Advocates Protest at McConnell’s Office | CNN GOP Threat To Medicaid Threatens Liberty Of Millions Of Americans | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC Aging Gracefully - Two UC Davis research projects tackle getting older | UC Davis Information abounds on the kinds of exercise that can keep your body strong, but what [...]
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Welcome 2016: The National Advisory Board in the New Year!
Posted Jan. 4, 2016 | The year 2015 was full of celebration, dedication and recommitment to the movement for independence. Following the momentous anniversaries of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Older Americans Act, the Social Security Act, Medicare and Medicaid, and IDEA, each of us at the National Advisory Board has been reenergized to make [...]
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