This week how COVID continues to affect eh #DisCo in the US and broad, Disability rights orgs support voting rights AND a look at old tech – the Braille Writer PLUS we celebrate Mother’s day with words from Black Mothers with disabilities in What We’re Reading
What We’re Reading: November 11, 2019
How to gently help your parents with finances, Florida places children in nursing hoes with little reason and America pauses or recognize the service of our veterans, all in today’s What We’re Reading!
What We’re Reading, April 29, 2019
What we’re reading is our weekly round up of news articles and events that were important to us. Catch up on the latest on aging, LTSS and disability!
What We’re Reading: November 15, 2018
New Physical Activity Guidelines Urge Americans: Move More, Sit Less |NPR You've likely heard the idea that sitting is the new smoking. Compared with 1960, workers in the U.S. burn about 140 fewer calories, on average, per day due to our sedentary office jobs. And, while it's true that sitting for prolonged periods is bad [...]
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What We’re Reading: October 1, 2018
The Most Damaging Way Movies Portray People With Disabilities | The Huffington Post When Alice Wong was growing up in 1980s Indiana, she “always felt like the odd person out.” She was one of just a few Asian-Americans in her school and the only student with physical disabilities. “In many ways, not seeing myself represented [...]
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What We’re Reading: May 21, 2018
‘A Dangerous Son’ Trailer: Liz Garbus Chronicles Children Struggling With Mental Illness in a Chaotic World | Indie Wire Prolific documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus is currently preparing to debut her new series “The Fourth Estate” at this month’s Tribeca Film Festival, but she’s already got another brand-new feature ready to go. Her latest film, “A [...]
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What We’re Reading: March 12, 2018
How architecture can create dignity for all | Ted.com Link directly to the article and transcript above or watch the video below If architect and writer John Cary has his way, women will never need to stand in pointlessly long bathroom lines again. Lines like these are representative of a more serious issue, Cary says: [...]
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What We’re Reading: January 9, 2018
PCA's Joe Snyder, an expert on aging, retires - and finds applying for Medicare 'maddening' | Philadelphia Inquirer After his childhood best friend Cecil Green Jr. died in May, Joe Snyder realized he was done working. Green’s passing at age 62 occurred “even though he ate right and worked out all the time,” said Snyder, [...]
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What We’re Reading: November 27, 2017
The Best and Worst States for Mental Health | Mental Health America Over half of American adults with mental illness do not receive any type of care. Even among the top-ranking states in the report, less than half of American adults with mental health conditions received any type of treatment. That means that mental health [...]
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