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This week: How disability works or doesn’t) in the NFL two disability cases that may be headed to SCOTUS, AND chefs and cooks in the disability community share recipes for accessibility AND Lydia X.Z. Brown talks disability justice PLUS The world continues to mourn the passing of DMX, Alcee Hastings and Prince Phillip all in What We’re Reading!
This week: how Indigenous communities are addressing disability and COVID-19 AND debt cancellation for some borrowers with disabilities, AND a NEW Biden plan to boost home care PLUS we recognize World Autism Day and Autism Acceptance Month in What We’re Reading!
This great article form asks some important questions about COVID-19 and one of fastest growing sections of the disability community - COVID long haulers www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-04-15/covid-long-haulers-could-change-the-disabilit...
COVID Long Haulers Could Change the Disability System
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People who are ill and unable to work long after a positive test for COVID-19 could help overhaul the delivery of disability benefits in the U.S.A Conversation With A Disability Rights Advocate On A Bill To Ban "Disability Abortions" news.wfsu.org/state-news/2021-04-14/a-conversation-with-a-disability-rights-advocate-on-a-bill-to...
A Conversation With A Disability Rights Advocate On A Bill To Ban "Disability Abortions"
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Lawmakers are advancing a bill that would ban a physician from aborting a woman’s pregnancy if that physician believes the woman is ending her pregnancy because of a prenatal diagnosis of a disability. Robbie Gaffney speaks with a disability rights advocate.Lydia X. Z. Brown discusses disability justice in virtual presentation www.thepostathens.com/article/2021/04/ou-lydiaxzbrown-disability-justice-virtual-presentation
Lydia X. Z. Brown discusses disability justice in virtual presentation
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Lydia X. Z. Brown, disability rights advocate, writer and attorney, discussed ableism in the university setting, especially during the pandemic.Chefs and cooks in the disability community share recipes for accessibility www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-04-09/cooking-with-disabilities-accessibility
Chefs and cooks in the disability community share recipes for accessibility
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How people with disabilities, often overlooked in the food community, are improving accessibility in the world of cooking and recipesTwo cases alleging disability-based discrimination www.scotusblog.com/2021/04/two-cases-alleging-disability-based-discrimination/
Stanford to launch initiative for disability community space www.stanforddaily.com/2021/04/11/stanford-to-launch-initiative-for-disability-community-space/
Stanford to launch initiative for disability community space | The Stanford Daily
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Following decades of student advocacy, the University is moving forward with a pilot initiative for a disability community space.Opinion: On NFL disability, some players say 'Delay, deny and hope we die' remains true www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2021/04/09/nfl-disability-delay-deny-and-hop...
Opinion: On NFL disability, some players say 'Delay, deny and hope we die' remains true
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The NFL's benefits plan has a long history of delaying and denying payments to its former players. One player called it "delay, deny and hope we die."Learn about some of the latest thought around the ADA and supporting the disability community at the ADA National State of the Science Conference April 13 - 15 adata.org/2021-ada-state-of-science
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Virtual Conference | April 13th - 15th, 2021 | #ADAStateOfScienceThis week: How disability works (or doesn’t) in the NFL two disability cases hat may be headed to SCOTUS, AND chefs and cooks in the disability community share recipes for accessibility AND Lydia Brown talks disability justice PLUS The world continues to mourn the passing of DMX, Alcee Hastings and Prince Phillip all in What We’re Reading! declarationforindependence.org/what-were-reading-april-12-2021/
What We’re Reading: April 12, 2021 - Declaration for Independence
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This week: How disability works or doesn’t) in the NFL two disability cases that may be headed to SCOTUS, AND chefs and cooks in the disability community share recipes for accessibility AND Lydia X.Z. Brown talks disability justice PLUS The world continues to mourn the passing of DMX, Alcee Hastin...Perspective | How the able-bodied can do better with disabled neighbors like me www.washingtonpost.com/health/how-the-able-bodied-can-do-better-with-disabled-neighbors-like-me/2...
Perspective | How the able-bodied can do better with disabled neighbors like me
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Even simple acts of kindness — such as letting us know the elevator is broken — can mean all the difference in the world.Ban on 'disability abortions' backed in House cbs12.com/news/local/ban-on-disability-abortions-backed-in-house
Ban on 'disability abortions' backed in House
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Physicians who terminate pregnancies solely because women don’t want children with disabilities could face felony charges under a bill moving through the Florida House. Members of the House Health & Human Services Committee voted 12-8 on Tuesday to advance the controversial bill (HB 1221), whi...Alcee Hastings, Longtime Florida Congressman, Dies at 84 www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/us/politics/alcee-hastings-dead.html?smid=tw-share
Alcee Hastings, Longtime Florida Congressman, Dies at 84
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As a federal judge, he was impeached and removed from the bench. He was then elected to the House, where he became known as a strong liberal voice.Briefs: Area Agency on Aging seeks award nominations www.marionstar.com/story/news/2021/04/05/briefs-area-agency-aging-seeks-award-nominations/7088430...
Briefs: Area Agency on Aging seeks award nominations
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News in brief from across Marion County and Ohio.This content isn't available right now
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“Dan the Man” takes weight-lifting and exercising seriously, saying his favorite pastime also helps him spread awareness.Learn about some of the latest thought around the ADA and supporting the disability community at the ADA National State of the Science Conference April 13 - 15 adata.org/2021-ada-state-of-science
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Virtual Conference | April 13th - 15th, 2021 | #ADAStateOfScienceThis week: how Indigenous communities are addressing disability and COVID-19 AND debt cancellation for some borrowers with disabilities, AND a NEW Biden plan to boost home care PLUS we recognize World Autism Day and Autism Acceptance Month in What We’re Reading! declarationforindependence.org/what-were-reading-april-5-2021/
What We're Reading: April 5, 2021 - Declaration for Independence
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This week: how Indigenous communities are addressing disability and COVID-19 AND debt cancellation for some borrowers with disabilities, AND a NEW Biden plan to boost home care PLUS we recognize World Autism Day and Autism Acceptance Month in What We’re Reading!Why Native American children have higher rates of disability - ABC News - abcn.ws/3cOrYeB
Why Native American children have higher rates of disability
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More than 3 million children in the U.S. had a disability in 2019.If your application for Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income wasn’t approved, here are the steps to appeal the decision. - www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/questions-answers/what-happens-at-a-social-security-disab...
What happens at a Social Security disability hearing?
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If your application for Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income wasn’t approved, here are the steps to appeal the decision.Cone, trailblazer of the disability rights movement, dies www.avpress.com/news/newsline/cone-trailblazer-of-the-disability-rights-movement-dies/article_77d...
Cone, trailblazer of the disability rights movement, dies
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It wasn’t long after Kitty Cone had enrolled at the Mount Vernon Seminary in Washington that she felt the grip of discrimination.Disability Advocates Raise Concerns About Sweeping Voting Bill spectrumlocalnews.com/share/tx/san-antonio/news/2021/04/01/disability-advocates-raise-concerns-ab...
Disability Advocates Raise Concerns About Sweeping Voting Bill
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SB 7 would change voting laws.US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults - ABC News - abcn.ws/2POX2lG
US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults
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America is starting to emerge from economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but there’s still no end in sight for food insecurity, especially for children and older adults"On #WorldAutismAwarenessDay, we celebrate the countless ways that people with autism contribute to our families, our communities, our Nation, and the world, and we shine a light on the systemic barriers people with autism face in their daily lives." www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/04/01/a-proclamation-on-world-autism-a...
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On World Autism Awareness Day, we celebrate the countless ways that people with autism contribute to our families, our communities, our Nation, and the world, and we shine a light on the systemic barriers people with autism face in their daily lives. More than 2 percent of American adults and 1 in...Today is World Autism Day! Also known as World Autism Awareness Day the United Nations has proclaimed this day as a time to showed solidarity with people with autism - and everyone around the world.
The entire month of April is also designated as #AutismAcceptanceMonth. This annual recognition is not only to make all communities aware of the contribution and value of individuals with autism but also a time in which individuals are encouraged to spread awareness, and promote acceptance understanding that all people live on the bread spectrum of neurodiversity. We are excited to share some wonderful voices of autistic identity and neurodiversity as we spread awareness, promote acceptance, and ignite change. declarationforindependence.org/world-autism-day-and-autism-acceptance-month/
World Autism Day and Autism Acceptance Month - Declaration for Independence
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The entire month of April is also designated as Autism Acceptance Month. This annual recognition is not only to make all communities aware of the contribution and value of individuals with autism but also a time in which individuals are encouraged to spread awareness, and promote acceptance understa...April is Autism Acceptance Month. Join us as we strive to make our communities more inclusive of everyone and seek to create a world that thrills in the neurodiversity of all of its members. For more information on autistic acceptance or to learn more about how autism is a part of you, your family and community, check out out pals The Autistic Self Advocacy Network or the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network
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With older Americans largely vaccinated, more new COVID-19 cases among younger adults - ABC News - abcn.ws/3rDbzhs
With older Americans largely vaccinated, more new COVID-19 cases among younger adults
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As more older Americans get vaccinated, there's an increasing number of new COVID-19 cases impacting younger adults, prompting warnings that Americans remain vigilant.Biden, health officials sound alarm as signs of covid surge proliferate www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-biden-mask-mandates/2021/03/29/b7864ccc-90a8-11eb-9668-89be11...
Biden, health officials sound alarm as signs of covid surge proliferate
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Case counts are up, and younger people who are not yet vaccinated are being hospitalized with severe coronavirus infections.The $2 trillion American Jobs Plan would help older Americans age at home, extend internet accessibility and have more mobile, livable communities.
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Biden’s Plan Targets Home Care, Transportation, Broadband
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The $2 trillion American Jobs Plan would help older Americans age at home, extend internet accessibility and have more mobile, livable communities.Disability Must Stop Being Workplace D&I’s Poor Relation, Says Disabled Conservative Peer via @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/gusalexiou/2021/03/30/disability-must-stop-being-workplace-dis-poor-relation...
Disability Must Stop Being Workplace D&I’s Poor Relation, Says Disabled Conservative Peer
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Lord Shinkwin, a Conservative party peer and expert with lived experience of disability, says workplace disability rights need to come into line with other areas of D&I. Bold legislation and joined-up thinking ultimately holds the key to the success of the U.K. government’s disability strategy.Education Dept. Restores Debt Cancellation For Some Borrowers With Disabilities www.npr.org/2021/03/29/981571115/education-dept-restores-debt-cancellation-for-some-borrowers-wit...
Education Dept. Restores Debt Cancellation For Some Borrowers With Disabilities
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Monday's announcement comes after thousands of borrowers with disabilities had their federal student loans erased, then handed back to them during the pandemic.Native American health clinics offering vaccine to visitors abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/native-american-health-clinics-offering-vaccine-visitors-76759162
Native American health clinics offering vaccine to visitors
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The Indian Health Service is shifting its vaccine distribution system to target individual hospitals and clinics with high demand for shots and taper supplies to hubs where the majority of eligible patients have received dosesThis week we hear from AARP about how COVID-19 is affecting the Black Community, Michigan advocates press for at home vaccinations and disability in the theater space PLUS pandemic pets in What We’re Reading! declarationforindependence.org/what-were-reading-march-29-2021/
What We’re Reading: March 29, 2021 - Declaration for Independence
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This week we hear from AARP about how COVID-19 is affecting the Black Community, Michigan advocates press for at home vaccinations and disability in the theater space PLUS pandemic pets in What We’re Reading!How Massachusetts can become a living laboratory for aging www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/22/opinion/how-massachusetts-can-become-living-laboratory-aging/?even...
How Massachusetts can become a living laboratory for aging - The Boston Globe
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Let’s measure what’s going on in cities and towns so we can identify how a community’s aging circumstances change over time.Grandparents in the pandemic: a lost year, but now some hope www.washingtonpost.com/health/grandparents-in-the-pandemic-a-lost-year-but-now-some-hope/2021/03/...
Grandparents in the pandemic: a lost year, but now some hope
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The first 12 months of the pandemic represent a lost year for many in the largest group of grandparents in U.S. historyFurry Friends: 1 in 10 Older U.S. Adults Has Adopted a 'Pandemic Pet' consumer.healthday.com/b-3-24-furry-friends-1-in-10-older-u-s-adults-has-adopted-a-pandemic-pet-2...
Furry Friends: 1 in 10 Older U.S. Adults Has Adopted a 'Pandemic Pet'
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WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- It was bound to happen: As the pandemic wore on, many older Americans couldn't resist the urge to bring home a furry friend.According to a new poll from the University of Michigan, about 10% of all U.S. adults between the ages of 50 and 80 adopted a new....What mental illnesses qualify you for Social Security disability benefits? Here's a list of conditions covered in Social Security's Blue Book. - www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/questions-answers/mental-illness.html
Mental Illnesses and Social Security Disability Benefits
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What mental illnesses qualify you for Social Security disability benefits? Here's a list of conditions covered in Social Security's Blue Book.Results from an AARP Vital Voices survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and factors affecting vaccine adoption in the African American community. - www.aarp.org/research/topics/life/info-2021/african-american-covid-19-vital-voices.html
COVID-19 Vaccine Adoption in the African American Community
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Results from an AARP Vital Voices survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and factors affecting vaccine adoption in the African American community.Take a few minutes to make sur the Disability Community is heard!
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) www.aahd.us has launched a cross disability COVID-19 and Vaccine Survey for Adults with Disabilities is to better understand the reasons adults with disabilities have or will take the vaccine, are not sure about taking the vaccine, or have decided not to take the vaccine. . This information will be shared with the disability community, health and public health professionals, policymakers, and researchers. The survey will be open from March 12, 2021, to March 26, 2021 at the following link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/COVID_Vaccination_Survey
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AAHD is dedicated to improving overall health for people with disabilities through health promotion and wellness.Fully Vaccinated and Time to Party: If You Are 70 www.nytimes.com/2021/03/21/health/older-residents-covid-vaccine.html?smid=tw-share
Fully Vaccinated and Time to Party: If You Are 70
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Older Americans still make up a majority of those who have been inoculated, and many are taking advantage and venturing out.Michigan disability advocates push for home vaccinations www.fox47news.com/neighborhoods/downtown-old-town-reo-town/michigan-disability-advocates-push-for...
Michigan disability advocates push for home vaccinations
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Disability Rights Michigan is pushing to make COVID-19 home vaccinations available to disabled people who need them. The organization says it’s a battle they’ve been fighting for months.www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2021/03/19/covid-scarce-resource-allocation-disabilities/#respond
Disabled worry they're low priority during pandemic surge | NC Health News
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Health care leaders in NC devised a rationing protocol in case COVID forced care rationing. People with disabilities said it discriminated.As we near a half century of senior nutrition programs, a healthy helping of gratitude thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/544258-as-we-near-a-half-century-of-senior-nutrition-pro...
As we near a half century of senior nutrition programs, a healthy helping of gratitude
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Today, senior nutrition programs need more, not less funding. Even before the pandemic, nearly 10 million seniors were threatened by hunger.This week we celebrate the first week of spring, hear about a new Bill affecting HCBS and learn about the new Blind Advocate running for Boston City Council PLUS a story about disability from Germany in What We’re Reading! declarationforindependence.org/what-were-reading-march-22-2021/
What We’re Reading: March 22, 2021 - Declaration for Independence
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This week we celebrate the first week of spring, hear about a new Bill affecting HCBS and learn about the new Blind Advocate running for Boston City Council PLUS a story about disability from Germany in What We’re Reading!Take a few minutes to make sur the Disability Community is heard!
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) www.aahd.us has launched a cross disability COVID-19 and Vaccine Survey for Adults with Disabilities is to better understand the reasons adults with disabilities have or will take the vaccine, are not sure about taking the vaccine, or have decided not to take the vaccine. . This information will be shared with the disability community, health and public health professionals, policymakers, and researchers. The survey will be open from March 12, 2021, to March 26, 2021 at the following link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/COVID_Vaccination_Survey
American Association on Health and Disability | AAHD
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Alex Gray Went Blind As A Child. Now He's Running For Boston City Council
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Gray, a senior policy manager in the mayor's Office of Workforce Development, would be the first blind city councilor in Boston's history, if elected this fall.Independence Can’t Wait: New Bill in Congress Championed by @TheArcUS Will Make Home and Community Based Services Available to All thearc.org/independence-cant-wait-new-bill-in-congress-championed-by-the-arc-will-make-home-and-c...
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The Home and Community-Based Services Access Act (HAA) is a discussion draft bill that would eventually end waiting lists to receive disability services everywhere and help people with disabilities and older adults access the Medicaid home and community-based services they need.Take a few minutes to make sur the Disability Community is heard!
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) www.aahd.us has launched a cross disability COVID-19 and Vaccine Survey for Adults with Disabilities is to better understand the reasons adults with disabilities have or will take the vaccine, are not sure about taking the vaccine, or have decided not to take the vaccine. . This information will be shared with the disability community, health and public health professionals, policymakers, and researchers. The survey will be open from March 12, 2021, to March 26, 2021 at the following link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/COVID_Vaccination_Survey
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