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Happy Anniversary, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, ADA and the ACA!

November 7, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

Americans love anniversaries, whether it is the birth of our nation on July 4, our parents’ 50th, Pearl Harbor or 9/11. The year 2015 has a number of significant anniversaries of laws that have changed our country. Leonard Kirschner; July 30, 2015 On Aug. 14, 1935, in the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Blog, Medicare & Medicaid, Social Security

25 Years after the Vision, Fulfilling the Americans with Disabilities Act’s Promise

November 7, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

Hailed as the Bill of Rights for people with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 has fulfilled much of its promise since its enactment 25 years ago. To realize the landmark federal law’s promise – ensuring citizens can be full participants in society throughout their lives – we must redouble our efforts to [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Blog

Olmstead at 16

November 7, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

The most historic legal decision affecting the civil rights of people with disabilities celebrates its 16th anniversary today, June 22nd. In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered its landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C., cementing the Americans with Disabilities Act’s integration mandate. The groundbreaking decision has helped thousands of people with disabilities leave institutions to [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Blog, Court Cases

Converging Paths, Equal Ground: The Promise of Mental Health Parity

November 7, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

Physical and mental health services have long been unequal, both in the delivery of care and in the public conversation. Mental health parity carries with it the promise of resolving this disconnect, of realizing (through scope of services, provider access, formularies, co-insurance, etc.) the potential for whole health. Yet the true promise of parity means [...]

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Filed Under: Blog, Mental Health

Setting the Strategic Table: 4 Priorities for the Conference on Aging and the Decade to Come

November 7, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

Convened each decade since the 1960s, the White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) is the leading forum for identifying and advancing actions to improve the quality of life for older Americans. In advance of Older Americans Month this May, we sat down with Dr. Yanira Cruz, president and CEO of the National Hispanic Council on [...]

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Filed Under: Blog, White House Conference On Aging (WHCOA)

Get Involved in Developmental Disabilities Awareness – This Month and All Year Long

November 7, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

Berthy De La Rosa-Aponte is a 30-plus-year south Florida disability advocate and former chair of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel, but she prefers to be known as Lucy’s mom. She is known for her advocacy of the principles of self-determination as a way to get beyond the stigma associated with developmental [...]

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Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues

Medicaid Expansion and the Tale of Don Quixote

November 7, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

Next month, all eyes will be on the U.S. Supreme Court when it takes up the issue of whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, allows people in states without their own insurance market exchanges to receive federal tax credits that help them afford the health insurance they purchase through the [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Blog, Court Cases, Health Insurance

Looking Back and Forward – The ADA’s Legacy for the Next Generation

November 7, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

The landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law in 1990, turns 25 this year. Part of its legacy is a generation of individuals with disabilities that have known only the ADA’s acknowledgment of their rights to participate fully in all aspects of American society. The ADA’s legacy, however, is greater than this. Together [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Blog

5 Reasons Hiring People with Disabilities is Good for Business – And the Rest of Us

November 7, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

Hiring people with disabilities doesn’t just allow businesses to tap into a huge and talented workforce; it improves culture, benefits the bottom line, is responsive to government guidelines, and is easier than ever – with new technologies, public-private partnerships, and new ways of doing business coming together to build inclusive workplaces. Mark Perriello; Dec. 30, [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Blog, Disability Issues, Employment

Notes from the Road: The Intersection of Health Care Reform and Long-Term Care

November 7, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

With so much going on in health care reform, much information is being circulated. What does it mean for us and the Independent Living moment? The National Advisory Board is heading to the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD)’s National Home and Community-Based Services Conference, where we are presenting on the [...]

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