Disability Pride rocks Philadelphia for 8th consecutive annual parade | Workers World News
Many hundreds of people with disabilities and their allies commemorated Disability Pride Week by attending Philadelphia’s 8th annual Disability Pride Parade June 15.
Nursing home costs in the U.S. are rising even faster than health care |CBS News
The cost of nursing homes in the U.S. can easily top $70,000 a year and has risen even faster than that of overall medical care in some states, a Georgetown University Medical Center study found. New York nursing homes were the most expensive, averaging more than $300 a day, while Texas had the most affordable facilities.
Not one 2020 candidate has a website that is accessible to the blind | Vox
On Tuesday, a day before the first Democratic debates, every presidential candidate (including the Republican one) was called out by the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired for having an inaccessible campaign site, just months after Politico put the candidates on blast for shoddy Spanish translation sites. Blind and low-vision users, along with disabled people who have certain other impairments like seizure disorders and cognitive disabilities — as well as those who are deaf and hard of hearing — can’t actually use the candidates’ websites. It’s just the first in a series of obstacles disabled communities face when trying to make informed voting decisions, even though these groups have an especially vested interest in politics.
Fairfax County launches first Disability Inclusion Conference | LocaDVM
Fairfax County launched the event to bring about a more inclusive environment for the disability community.
Getting to Know Patients with Social Needs | AHIP
After caring for her husband for 12 years before he passed away, 86-year-old Joyce Bigelow became homeless and moved into her truck. Her Kaiser Permanente care team connected her with housing and community resources. Her story shows why it’s so important to address patients’ social needs, such as the ability to have a safe and reliable place to live.
Addressing Loneliness to Improve Overall Health for America’s Seniors | ThinkAnthem
When we think about our friends and loved ones getting older, we often worry about their health. We cope with concerns about health issues such as heart disease, cancer and dementia by emphasizing the need for high-quality care and regimens that involve nutritious foods, exercise and adequate sleep. But what many of us may often fail to recognize is that social interactions are also critical to seniors’ overall health and wellbeing.
This Is What Pride Looks Like Around The World In 2019 | Buzz Feed
People around the world took to the streets in unity to celebrate love, resistance, and Pride.
On the anniversary of Anthony Bourdain’s birth, it’s time we talk about depression | Washington Post
Two of the most prominent chefs in the business want us to take a moment and remember the man who exposed their world, elevated their world and personalized their world like no other before him. Last month, in a playful video posted to Twitter, Eric Ripert and José Andrés set the stage for Bourdain Day on Tuesday, on what would have been Anthony Bourdain’s 63rd birthday.
Gardening: Your therapy to combat depression | Decca Chronicle
In this fast-paced life, depression is quite common in contemporary times. A sense of loneliness and perpetual sadness engulfs you, making you feel void. According to psychologist Sarla Tolta, Pro Care, Wellness and Lifestyle Centre, Kolkata, “Depression and anxiety give obsessive negative thought patterns and you start to worry about unnecessary things.”
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