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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

What We’re Reading, May 13, 2019

May 13, 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), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Self-Directed Services, Social Activity, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: Accessible gaming, accessible parks, autism, Autistic kids, Chair Chats, Doris Day, e-scooters, Education, George Washington University, guide dogs, Long Term Care, Older Americans Month, parents with disabilities, school shootings, Sesame Street

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)

What We’re Reading, April 15, 2019

April 15, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Trying to think about work, but all you can see is Bran Stark’s contempt? We’ve got last weeks articles on aging and disability so you don’t need to consult the 3 eyed raven.

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Suicide, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible transportation, aging, Aging in Place, autism, Autism Society, Campaign for Disability Employment, Fentanyl, Haley Moss, LGBTQ, lonliness, Lyft, Rideshare, Shaquem Griffin, Socaiel Security, Tenn Care, uber

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: February 4, 2019

February 4, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Because of how 2019 plays out this year the past weekend as well as today have offered some great events work recognizing: February 2 was Groundhog Day - Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow around 7:30 a.m. ET and did not see his shadow, predicting an early spring for us all. "Faithful followers, there is no [...]

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Filed Under: Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Hospice, Legislation & Policy, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Substance Use, Support Communities, Transportation, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible transportation, astronauts, auto development, Black History Month, Chinese New Year, Groundhog Day, Henry Claypool, lonliness, Lunar New Year, Lyft, Nigeria, older americans, Older Americans and Problem drinking, prescription drugs, Punxatawney Phill, Rosa Parks, Service animals, Super Bowl, uber, Year of the Pig

What We’re Reading January 21, 2019

January 21, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Image of Martin Luther King, Jr. Today on January 21 we observe the legacy ad memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Many of us will take this time to reflect on the mission of inclusion for which Dr. King gave the ultimate sacrifice for many Americans to even have a concept of this level [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Social Security, Substance Use, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: 2020 Candidates, aging parents, Alzheimer's Disease, Baby Boomers, Biology of Aging, Disability Inclusion in the workplace, Elder Care in Japan, Elderspeak, Flue Shots, Low Vision, MLK, Rob Lowe

What We’re Reading: November 15, 2018

November 15, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

New Physical Activity Guidelines Urge Americans: Move More, Sit Less |NPR You've likely heard the idea that sitting is the new smoking. Compared with 1960, workers in the U.S. burn about 140 fewer calories, on average, per day due to our sedentary office jobs. And, while it's true that sitting for prolonged periods is bad [...]

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Filed Under: Disability Issues, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging, institutions, Japan, Medicaid, Obanacare, Paralympics, sedentary lifestyle, sterilization

What We’re Reading: October 22, 2018

October 22, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

Transgender could be Defined out of Existence under Trump Administration | New York Times The Trump administration is considering a legal definition of gender as immutable and fixed at birth, the most drastic in a series of moves. The move would be the most significant of a series of maneuvers to exclude the population from [...]

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Filed Under: Disability Issues, Diversity, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible voting, Deaf President Now, Deaf Pride, disability at work, Disability employment, disability fashion, disability history, Disability in Indonesia, Gallaudet, inclusive fashion, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, NDEAM, Paralympic Gamers, parents with disabilties, Trans rights

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