Sweepstakes Entries And Your Aging Parent: Know The Danger| Forbes Here's a true story about a 91 year old we'll call "Jenny" who loved the sweepstakes and entered dozens of them. She was very optimistic that many entries would better her chances. Jenny had been showing signs of diminished capacity for about two years, with [...]
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What We’re Reading: July 10, 2017
‘Forgotten Ones’: Report Examines Challenges For Aging Latinos With HIV | NBC News A report said to be the first of its kind examines the challenges facing older Latinos living with HIV. The Latino Commission on AIDS and the Hispanic Health Network released a report on Wednesday entitled "Olvidados,” which means “Forgotten Ones” in English. [...]
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What We’re Reading: July 3, 2017
International Reflections on Disability Inclusion – Where are the Neurodiverse? So on Tuesday 20th June I had the pleasure of being invited by Ruh Global to the Global Business Disability Network meeting, with the International Labor Organisation and the United States Council for International Business. The meeting was attended by a series of inspirational speakers, [...]
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What We’re Reading: June 26, 2017
Dozens Arrested After Disability Advocates Protest at McConnell’s Office | CNN GOP Threat To Medicaid Threatens Liberty Of Millions Of Americans | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC Aging Gracefully - Two UC Davis research projects tackle getting older | UC Davis Information abounds on the kinds of exercise that can keep your body strong, but what [...]
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What We’re Reading: June 5, 2017
Study finds Airbnb hosts more prone to reject people with disabilities |CNet A new study by Rutgers University has found that travelers with disabilities using the travel hosting service Airbnb are more likely to be rejected and less likely to be preapproved. The study, published in May, was conducted by a team of researchers and [...]
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What We’re Reading: May 30, 2017
Should Gender Dysphoria be a Federally Protected Disability? | Vice A lawsuit that aims to have gender dysphoria covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act could lend protection—and stigma—to the trans community. I know firsthand what it's like to struggle with gender dysphoria at work, and how aggravating it can be. When I was a [...]
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What We’re Reading: May 22, 2017
Older Americans Month LGBTQ Elders “Loud and Proud but Deeply Angry at Trump Treatment |LGBTQ Task Force As this country pays tribute to its older people during Older Americans Month, I must loudly protest the Trump Administration decision to erase approximately 3 million older Americans in important federal surveys,” said Barbara Satin, an 82-year-old transgender [...]
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What We’re Reading: May 8, 2017
This is how Americans would like to die | Market Watch When it comes to getting older, many Americans are on their own. A majority of people in Japan (55%), Italy (78%) and Brazil (82%) all believe their government is responsible for financing the aging population, according to the study by The Economist and the [...]
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What We’re Reading: April 24, 2017
“All of this grief” – Prince Harry Opens up about Mental health, mother’s death |The Miami Herald In a recent interview and Podcast, Prince Harry opens up about how he is still dealing with the grief from the death of his mother Princess Diana, and how he has only recently begun therapy to address his [...]
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What We’re Reading: April 17, 2017
10 Smart Ways to Make a Home Safer for Your Aging Parents | Reader’s Digest Just under six percent of American households are multi-generational, with three or more generations living together under one roof. And as the U.S. population ages (there are almost 50 million people aged 65 and over in this country), that number [...]
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