Why is job opportunity still lagging for people with disabilities? ICYMI there was a nice segment on PBS NewsHour on employment and disability. The study they cited suggested that employment discrimination remains, and there is much work to be done. We hope segments like this will help change attitudes, and we think they can. New [...]
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What We’re Reading: Feb. 8, 2016
The Baltimore Sun: Police training expands for encounters with people who have developmental disabilities The 11 recruits will be the first police class in Howard County to take the four-hour training on intellectual and developmental disabilities after it became a requirement for recruits across Maryland. — Tim Prudente (Jan. 17) The Guardian: Poor housing is [...]
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What We’re Reading: Oct. 12, 2015
The New York Times: The chains of mental illness in West Africa Every society struggles to care for people with mental illness. In parts of West Africa, where psychiatry is virtually unknown, the chain is often a last resort for desperate families who cannot control a loved one in the grip of psychosis. Religious retreats, [...]
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What We’re Reading: Dec. 22, 2014
Bill boosting financial security for individuals with disabilities clears U.S. House, awaits passage in Senate. When his daughter Audrey was 4 years old, Rick Hodges went to a financial planning seminar — “like a dutiful dad,” he recalled. But he knew immediately it was of no help. “All these plans are designed for people with [...]
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What We’re Reading: Nov. 17, 2014
Teen lands venture capital for accessibility device (Disability Scoop, Nov. 14) One school science fair victory, a few national accolades, $35,000 of his parents’ savings and a visit to the White House later, seventh-grader Shubham Banerjee today is the founder of Palo Alto startup Braigo Labs, which aims to become the first purveyor of low-cost, [...]
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What We’re Reading: Aug. 18, 2014
Lawmakers push new savings account for people with disabilities (The Hill, Aug. 16) Members of Congress are on the verge of creating a new, tax-free savings account for people with disabilities in what would be a rare burst of bipartisanship in an election year. Advocates Cracking Down On Sheltered Workshops (Disability Scoop, Aug. 15) A [...]
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Happy Anniversary, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, ADA and the ACA!
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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Medicaid Expansion and the Tale of Don Quixote
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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