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What We’re Reading: June 16, 2022

June 16, 2022 by Danielle Lovell

How long COVID could change the way we think about disability

The coronavirus pandemic has created a mass-disabling event that experts liken to HIV, polio or World War II, with millions suffering the long-term effects of infection with the virus. Many have found their lives dramatically changed and are grappling with what it means to be disabled.

Meet the head of D.C.’s new Office of Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing

Kari Cooke, recently tapped by D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser to lead the city’s new Office of Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing, still remembers longing for a sense of community.

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