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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: January 14, 2019

January 14, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

‘Drive to Home,’ Medicare Changes Are Creating More Integrated Senior Care | Home Health Care In years to come, cross-continuum collaboration and the formation of integrated care delivery models that keep people away from hospitals will be the main catalysts for lowering U.S. health care spending. For senior housing, assisted living and independent living providers, [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Court Cases, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Low Income, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Self-Directed Services, Technology, Transportation, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: AAPD, accessible transportation, ANCOR, asian americans, Black Women, Bryan Cranston, CES, Disability Insurance, Dustin Gibson, HCBS, Hearne Award, Home Based, JP Morgan, ride sharing, Sarah Blahovec, smart whellchair cushion, South Koreans, The Upside, women with disabilities

What We’re Reading: December 31, 2018

December 31, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

Lost Voice Guy: Why 2018 was 'a big year for disability' | BBC News Billy Monger winning a prize at Sports Personality of the Year, paratriathlete Lauren Steadman in the semi-final of Strictly and Anne Hegerty in I'm a Celebrity. They all happened in 2018 and are all reasons why Lee Ridley - better known [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Hospice, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Suicide, What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: December 24, 2018

December 24, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

US government shutdown will last until deal on border wall: Trump – video | The Guardian On Christmas morning, the US president drew a line in the sand: money for his border wall or the shutdown will continue. The partial US government shutdown took effect after the Senate failed to pass a budget that included [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Suicide, What We're Reading Tagged With: ACA, government shutdown, Health care

What We’re Reading: December 17, 2018

December 17, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

Here's what's at risk in the Texas Obamacare ruling | CNN Politics Whether you know it or not, Obamacare has affected nearly every American. The Affordable Care Act does far more than allow millions of people to get health insurance through exchanges or Medicaid expansion. It saves senior citizens money on their Medicare coverage and [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Court Cases, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Security, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: AARP, accessible fashion, Apple watch, Boston, Disability and Comics, disability and fashion, Disability in India, Disability in Ireland, George H.W. Bush, Gig workers, loneliest generation, Mental Health, Obamacare Unconstitutional, Settings Rule, specialized toy car, Stan Lee, Texas Court Ruling on Obamacare, Texas Obamacare ruling, wearable technology, Zoey Harrison

What We’re Reading: December 10, 2018

December 10, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

Can Running Ward Off the Ills of Aging? | U.S. News & World Report Science reveals potential running benefits may be linked to better health in our older years. WHEN JUSTUS ORTEGA walked into a gathering of older adult runners in Boulder, Colorado, in 2014, he was reminded of the 1985 movie "Cocoon" about seniors [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: Americans with Disabilites Act, Art, Disability and the arts, Disability employment, Disability in India, disability inclusion, Elder care, George H.W. Bush, Maysoon Zayid, Medical marijuana, Medication, mental illness, Nic Novicki, United Nations

What We’re Reading: December 3, 2018

December 3, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

International Day of Persons with Disabilities On December Third the international Community turns its attention to the needs and experiences of individuals with disabilities around the world. While the experience of the disabiltiy community in the U.S. helps set the tone for disabiltiy policy around the world, internationals large growing populations in India, China and [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: disability in space, disability in the UK, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Mobility, Mobility scooter horse, MTV

What We’re Reading: November 26, 2018

November 27, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

New Opportunities at n4a The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging is looking for a motivated individual to help manage the n4a Disability Business Institute. The Deputy Director will help manage the day-to-day operations of the Business Institute, including developing, implementing, and managing programs, partners and services that align with the project’s goals and [...]

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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: November 5, 2018

November 5, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

5 questions answered about Ohio’s aging jail population | Daytona Daily News Can you be too old for jail? The aging prison population presents health care issues and other costly problems. News Center 7 investigates the concern for taxpayers and the proposal causing some controversy Thursday, Nov. 1, beginning at 5 p.m. There are more [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Caregivers, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Social Activity, Support Communities, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: Aging in prison, All Saints Day, assistive technology, Atlas Obscura, Day of the Dead, Halloween, incarcerated with disabilities, Medicare for All, NDEAM, smart room, University of Kentucky

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