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What We’re Reading: June 3, 2019

June 3, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Standing in solidarity and support for all those who believe in tolerance and inclusion during the month of PRIDE!

Filed Under: Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Legislation & Policy, Low Income, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, Substance Use, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: America's Got Talent, apps to combat aging, Cimate Change, Disability Pride, Gaelynn Lea, mental health ambulance, nerve stimulation, retirement, Saytheword, Tiny Desk

What We’re Reading, May 6, 2019

May 10, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

What we’re reading is our weekly round up of news articles and events that were important to us. Catch up on the latest on aging, LTSS and disability!

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Social Security, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible housing, Alzheimer's Disease, Assisted Living, athletes with disabilites, Black Health, Cisco, Daryl Chill Mitchell, Disability Film Challenge, Easterseals, Intuit, John Singleton, Matthew Wangerman, measles, My Dad Matthew, National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, retirement, RJ Mitte, Social Security Administration, wheelchair boxing

What We’re Reading, April 29, 2019

April 29, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

What we’re reading is our weekly round up of news articles and events that were important to us. Catch up on the latest on aging, LTSS and disability!

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Security, Suicide, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: 2020 Olympic games, accessible skiing, accessible testing, accessible travel, aging, aging in Japan, aging patents, Dialysis, Disability in Japan, discrimination in elementary school, farmers and mental health, Joe Biden, Older Americans Month, Paralympics, SECURE Act, Special (netflix show)

Autism Acceptance in April

April 22, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

During Autism Acceptance Month, we remember that Autism is a natural part of the life experience, and we can do our part to design and promote spaces, both physical and otherwise, that don’t exclude individuals with different sensory experiences or who process things differently, but instead find ways to better engage and support people in
multiple ways

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Mental Health, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: autism, Autism Acceptance Month, autistic people, Julia, Sesame Street

What We’re Reading, April 22, 2019

April 22, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Happy Earth Day! As we consider ways to make a better environment for us and for future generations, also catch up on the latest news articles and events on aging, LTSS and disability!

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: asl, Autism Acceptance Month, Best cities for older Americans, Deaf Dancer, dementia, Depression, Earth Day, Facebook, Sesame Street, STIs

What We’re Reading: April 8, 2019

April 8, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

It’s Rex Manning Day! Since we mustn’t dwell on today (of all days) get caught up on the news and articles on disability and aging that interested us last week.

Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Developmental Disabilities, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: AARP, ACA, accessible travel, Assisted Living, Blind Runner, Cillian Jackson, disability design, disability hierarchy, Ed Roberts, Marijuana, retirement, Ryan O'Connell, San Antonio Spurs, Special, Special Olympics, Tammy Duckworth, Violence against older americans, World Autism Awareness Day

What We’re Reading, April 1, 2019

April 1, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Don’t be an April Fool! Catch up on the news and articles on aging and disability so that you are in the know before you get pranked!

Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Suicide, What We're Reading Tagged With: Access to healthcare, accessible testing, ADHD, Arizona, Assisted Suicide, College Admissions Scandal, Hawaii, id/dd/, LGBTQ, Mia Ives-Rubee, NHCOA, opiod crisis, queer, Selfies, Sex Ed, veterans with disabilities, womon of color

What We’re Reading, March 25, 2019

March 25, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

A Note From Your Hearing-Impaired Colleagues: Just Use a Microphone Already | Chronicle of Philanthropy Dear colleague: Today at the faculty meeting, I really wanted to tell you something: "It’s not about you." When you were offered the microphone to make your comments, you said, "No thanks, I’m good." But it’s not about how you [...]

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Filed Under: Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Support Communities, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: #AbledsAreWeird, accessible text, accessible transportation, anti aging, Deaf/HOH, disability photos, Down Syndrome, Imani Barbarin, Medical marijuana, menopause, Quoran, R-Word

What We’re Reading: March 4, 2019

March 4, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

March 1, 2019 Disability Day of Mourning On March 1st, the disability community gathers across the nation to remember disabled victims of filicide–disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers. This year disability activists, advocates and allies joined again to recognize those lost, as well as reaffirm the fight to value and respect the [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Mental Health, National Day of Dialog, News, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible care, accessible travel, Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer, Carrie Ann Lucas, DDoM2019, Deaf patients, Disability Day of Mourning, disability in Ethiopia, Disability in Singapore, Filicide, Grey Divorce, Mike Oliver, MooVita, Nixon, self driving cars, Selma Blair, Social Model of Disability, subminimum wage

What We’re Reading: February 25, 2019

February 25, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

The Alarming Future For An Aging Workforce | Forbes When the late Dr. Robert N. Butler coined the term ageism in 1968, he intended to raise awareness of the blatant denigration of the aging population. Butler, the first to publicize age-related stereotyping, focused his life on changing negative perceptions society levied against an aging cohort. [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Hospice, Mental Health, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessibility, aging, aging workdorces, Alzheimer's Disease, anti-vaxxers, autism, Mental Health, Rubella, Sacramento, U. S. Census Bureau

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