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What We’re Reading: March 16, 2020

March 16, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

Are you (and much of the world) self isolating? Catch up on the latest on HIV, how Hollywood is working on disability inclusion and DD Awareness month PLUS a roundup of Corona Virus articles from the week in What we’re reading!

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Nursing Homes, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: American Idol, corona virus, DD Awareness Month, Disability Benefits, disability discrimination, Disability Services, Easterseals’ Disability Film Challenge, Elizabeth Warren •, HIV, isolation, Joe Biden, Marna Michele, Nic Novicki, Older Americans and vision loss, quarantine, St. Patrick's Day, The Good Doctor

What We’re Reading: March 9, 2020

March 9, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week we celebrate International Women’s Day and recognize the lifelong advocacy and fortitude of Judith Heumann. PLUS Corona Virus and its affect on nursing homes and older Americans AND the FDA Finally bans shock treatment for people with disabilities in this week’s What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: Barbie, Beacon, Betsy DeVos, corona virus, COVID-19, Crip Camp, Defying Obstacles, FA Shock Devices, International Women's Day, intersectionality, Judith Heumann, Kimberle Crenshaw, Madison De Rozario, nursing homes, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Time Women of the Year

What We’re Reading: February 24, 2020

February 24, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

We recognize the passing of B. Smith, learn how individuals with disabilities are learning about work opportunities in Texas, and learn about how our own Lex Frieden got his start in Disability advocacy, PLUS Let the good times roll as we celebrate Mardi Gras 2020!

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: Activism, aging, B. Smith, Best/Worst states for older Americans, Disability Mentoring Day, employment, Lex Frieden, Oklahoma, Self Help, Special Education, Utah

What We’re Reading: February 17, 2020

February 17, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week gave us reflections on the NBA All-star game, the President’s Day Holiday and a longer than usual Valentine’s Day weekend. Catch up on everything else in what we’re reading!

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Disability Issues, Election Issues, Employment, Mental Health, News, Technology, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible fashion, accessible voting, American Society on Aging, Apple, assistive technology, Black Deaf Culture, Deaf, depression and aging, disability in film, intersectionality

What We’re Reading: February 10, 2020

February 10, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This past week gave us the end of a Presidential Impeachment, anther Presidential Debate, as well as some surprises at the Oscars. Catch up on the rest of the news on aging and Divisibility in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Social Security, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: ADA Anniversary, aging, Career Lattices, caregiver apps, corona virus, disability and social media, Jewish Disability Awareness, police violence, SSI/SSDI, Super Bowl, World Cancer Day

What We’re Reading: February 3, 2020

February 3, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

Kansas City clinches the Super Bowl Win, Punxatawney Phill predicts an early spring as well as the new look for Barbie and advances in adaptive gaming as we also say goodbye to Jim Lehrer in this week’s What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Caregivers, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Housing, News, Nursing Homes, Social Security, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: adaptive controller, adaptive gaming, aging, Baby Boomers, Barbie, Child Care, Dolls with Vitiligo, Ji Lehrer, senior living, Social Security Disability Benefit, SSDI, SSI, Vitiligo, XBOX

What We’re Reading: January 27, 2020

January 27, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

Crip Camp kills at Sundance, The Hill Highlights states that are doing disability employment right, and the NYPD hires an officer whose first language is ASL, and the Grammys — as the Nation mourns Kobe Bryant – in this week’s What We’re Reading. .

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: adaptive sports, aging and technology, asl, AUCD, Colorado, Crip Camp, Deaf/HOH, Disability employment, disabiltiy employment, helath portals, Hockey, IDS, Law Enforcement, Martha's Vinyard, Police with disabilities, sartphons, Sundance Film Festival, Virginia

What We’re Reading: January 13, 2020

January 13, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

Adaptive skiers change the course in Oregon , a neuroscientist lays out the keys to aging well and Disability rights take center stage in Minnesota all in this week’s What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Disability Issues, Election Issues, Employment, Legislation & Policy, News, Social Activity, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessibility in libraries, accessible courthouse, ADA, ADA Anniversary, ADA30, adaptive skiing, aging, elderly body builder, elections, George H.W. Bush, Home invasion, retirement, Willie Murphy

What We’re Reading: January 6, 2020

January 6, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

Welcome to a new decade! A Deaf/Blind advocate talks about her experiences at Harvard, connections between depression, mental health and poverty and a Presidential candidate releases a disability plan all in the first What We’re Reading of 2020!

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Caregivers, Disability Issues, Election Issues, Health Insurance, Hospice, Mental Health, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: deaf/blind, Depression, disability platform, downsizing, Elizabeth Warren •, Elizabeth Warren Disability Platform, Haben Gurma, Harvard, Harvard Law, The Witcher

What We’re Reading: December 23, 2019

December 23, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

This week saw disability being discussed at a Presidential Debate, celebrations of Hanukah, Festivus and Christmas as well as the DisCo’s loss of Mama Cax. 2020 is right around the corner – see through the Holiday Haze with this week’s edition of What We’re Reading.

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Diversity, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: 3rd Democratic Presidential debate, aging, aging parents, Detroit, Hollywood, Mama Cax, Martha's Vinyard, nursing homes

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