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ADA 29: Should We Celebrate?

July 25, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

In 2019, The Americans with Disabilities Act Turns 29. As it teeters on the precipice of a new decade, it made us think about how the ADA will continue to develop civil rights policy of tomorrow. As we move toward the ADA Anniversary join us as we review some ideas about the ADA’s past and hopes for the future.

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Blog, Disability Issues, News Tagged With: ADA, ADA Celebration, Americans with Disabilites Act of 1990, July 26

What We’re Reading: July 22, 2019

July 22, 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: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Mental Health, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible voting, aging, aging crisis, Aging in Place, Assisted Suicide, Cory Boker, disability discrimination, disability funding, disability platform, immigration and health care, inspiration porn, LGBTQIA, LTSS, United Nations Expert on disabiltiy

What We’re Reading: July 1, 2019

July 1, 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: Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Housing, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Substance Use, Suicide, Support Communities, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible elections, AHIP, Anthony Bourdain, Depression, disability inclusion, Disability Pride, gardening, LGBTQIA, lonliness, Nursing home costs, nursing homes, Pride, Think Anthem

What We’re Reading: June 24, 2019

June 24, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Summer is officially here! Keep up with the latest on aging, LTSS and disability from the beach, spa or camp our weekly round up of news articles and events!

Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Issue Spotlight, Mental Health, News, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging, Aging Plan, Community Living, Deb Cotter, Disability Pride, Eve Hill, Gloria Vanderbilt, Incontinence, Juneteenth, LGBTQIA, March of Dimes, NASI, Olmstead decision, Texting, Universal Family Care

Olmstead 2019: Twenty Years of Olmstead Integration Advocacy for People with Disabilities

June 21, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Can it really have been 20 years ago that the Supreme Court made clear, in Olmstead v. L.C., that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits states and localities from unnecessarily segregating people with disabilities in order to provide them disability-related services? Eve Hill offers her commentary and expertise on this still important issue!

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Blog, Caregivers, Court Cases, Disability Issues, Issue Spotlight, News Tagged With: Community integration, Community Living, disability related serices, Eve Hill, Home and Community Based Services, Olmstead decision

What We’re Reading: June 17, 2019

June 17, 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, Caregivers, Disability Issues, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, News, Nursing Homes, Self-Directed Services, Transportation, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible make-up, accessible transit, aging, Behavioral health, California Aging plan, Candidates with disabilities, disability art, Disability Pride, EVV, Gavin Newsom, Homeless, living in cars, nursing homes, Philadelphia

What We’re Reading: June 10, 2019

June 10, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

What does it mean when you break barriers to win an award, but there is no means for you to get onstage. disability advocates have bittersweet feelings about Ali Stroker’s Tony win.

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Events, Health Insurance, Hospice, Housing, Legislation & Policy, News, Social Activity, Technology, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: 19th Amendment, 2019 Tony Awards, Accessible Pride, Ali Stroker, ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, Andy Arias, Bushwick Bill, CDC, Disability Rights California, falls, Geto Boys, Liz Weintraub, Pfizer, pnemonia vacine, school shootings, Section 14c, students with disabilities, subminimum wage, Suffrage, women's movement

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 27, 2019

May 28, 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: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Legislation & Policy, Mental Health, News, Support Communities, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: AAPD, accessible restaurants, ADAPT, aging, Anxiety, Disability employment, disability fashion, disability rights, Harmless, Maria Town, Men's mental health

What We’re Reading, May 20, 2019

May 20, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

While one person with a disability was raised to power, another was erased from history. Learn more about what you may have missed in What we’re reading — our weekly round up of news articles and events that were important to us.

Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Social Activity, Social Security, What We're Reading Tagged With: abortion, Baby Boomers, CMS, dementia, disability and dating, Emergency Preparedness, Game of Thrones, Kentucky, Medicaid Exclusion, Older Americans Month, Planet Fitness, Pride, Running, Tennessee

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