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What We’re Reading: September 11, 2017

September 11, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Remembering 9/11 What Older Americans Stand to Lose if ‘Dreamers’ Are Deported | The New York Times When the Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would end an Obama-era program that shielded young undocumented immigrants from deportation, Sherwin Sheik quickly sized up the potential toll on his business. Mr. Sheik is the chief executive [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Technology, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: Aging in Place, DACA, DEI, dementia, gaming, Haring aids, hidden disabilites, Immigration, invisible disabilites, learning disabilities, Medicare, USBLN, Whirlpool

What We’re Reading: September 4, 2017

September 4, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Hurricane Harvey Relief and Support Efforts!  Why students in this program are learning to care for aging NYers | Spectrum News NY There's a shortage of health care workers serving the country's aging population, with the number of specialists shrinking. Health Reporter Erin Billups takes a look at the problem and one possible solution. Mayra [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Hospice, Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: ACA, Affordable Care Act, aging, Disability employment, fake service dogs, Hurricane Harvey, ID/DD caregivers, mobility disabilites, nursing home care, Race and disability, service dogs, State Department, television, Texas Flood victims, veterans

Hurricane Harvey Relief and Support Efforts!

September 2, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

To all of those affected by Hurricane Harvey, Amerigroup offers a 24/7 Disaster Relief Help Line 1-866-417-7107. It is FREE and open to all Texans!   ATTN Disability Community: In addition to the #Harvey Wheelchair & Supply Donation Drive in Houston, Camp Craig Allen in North Texas is collecting specific items for donation at a drop off location that you can also [...]

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Filed Under: Disability Issues, Events, Health Insurance, Hospice, Housing, Issue Spotlight, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Transportation Tagged With: Amerigroup, Cajun Navy, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, Portlight, Storm Relief, Texas, Texas Hurricane

What We’re Reading: August 28, 2017

August 28, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Aging 2.0: Live Healthier, Longer And Smarter | Forbes The world’s population is aging, and the United Nations’ World Population Aging report paints a striking picture of the future. It states, “Population aging is unprecedented, without parallel in human history—and the twenty-first century will witness even more rapid aging than did the century just past,”[1](see [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Technology, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: a11y, aging, DEI, Disability simulators, Tech Companies hire people with disabilities, Tehran, UN, vision loss, Wal Mart, Walgreems, Zhao Mingyi

What We’re Reading: August 21, 2017

August 21, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

'Granny pods' become a solution for retirees with limited budgets | CNBC Like many boomers, Jane Baldwin faced a difficult question: "Where do I go next?" The 67-year-old retiree was living alone in Wyoming, and had grown tired of cold winters. She wanted to be closer to her family in Oakland, California. Not ready to [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Support Communities, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: Allure, CDC, Charlottseville, CRPD, diabetes, disability in the UK, Down Syndrome, dwarfism, Fountain of youth, granny pods, HCH Day, Iceland, Lake Bell, Lyft, Medical transport, National Health Center Week, oral care, Stem cells, USBLN

What We’re Reading: August 14, 2017

August 14, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Disability Organizations Issue Statements in Solidarity with Charlottesville | Anita Cameron ADAPT - http://adapt.org/adapts-statement-condemning-racist-violence-in-charlottesville-va/ Disabled Queers In Action - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156302440823265&id=656378264 DREDF Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155611962904099&id=55171084098 Not Dead Yet - http://notdeadyet.org/2017/08/not-dead-yet-statement-condemning-racist-violence-in-charlottesville-va.html Access Living - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155423475632597&id=91612517596 Center for Disability Rights CDR - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155274726592550&id=13882767549 Colorado Cross Disabilities Coalition CCDC - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1071529202982443&id=100003761201357 Partnership for Inclusive [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Issue Spotlight, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Self-Directed Services, Social Security, Substance Use, Support Communities, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: Alt-right, autism, Baby Boomers, Charlottesville, Confederate statue, Disability Pride, Disabiltiy fashion, HIV, KKK, Law Enforcement, neo nazis, non binary, protest, Robert E. Lee Statue, Yoga

What We’re Reading: August 7, 2017

August 7, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Bernie Sanders pushes universal health plan in wake of Republican repeal failure | the Guardian US Bernie Sanders has spent the first months of the new Congress defending Barack Obama’s health reforms as Republicans vowed to repeal them. But after the GOP’s seven-year drive to eliminate the Affordable Care Act collapsed on the Senate floor [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Security, Substance Use, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: Bernie Sanders, DIA, disability awareness, Disability in Egypt, Disability in Estonia, Disability in Japan, Disability Integration Act, Game of Thrones, hidden disbailties, HRC, inclusion, Ms. Teen USA, National Survey of Older Americans, opioid crisis, Rob Reiner

What We’re Reading: July 31, 2017

July 31, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

ADA: Pathway to the Future | Lex Frieden Each year, around the anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I am asked by the press and others: “Exactly what has the ADA Hundreds gather on the South Lawn of the White House on July 25, 1990, to hear President George H.W. [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Diversity, Events, Issue Spotlight, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: amputees, ariports, bipolar disorder, CPr training, Disability at college, Disability in Australia, Disability in South Africa, Disability in the Philippines, Disability Pride in Buffalo, disabiltiy in China, intersectionality, Obamacare, Transgender issues, USBLN, Wake Forest

What We’re Reading: July 24, 2017

July 24, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Local Group Promotes Positive Disability Awareness | WDBJ7 A local support group teamed up with the Roanoke Stars for the first annual No Dunking Allowed basketball event. The goal is to raise awareness about wheel chair basketball and positive disability awareness. People from all over southwest Virginia came out watch and cheer on their favorite [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Low Income, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, Social Security, Support Communities, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: alexa, Chicago Disability Pride, disability awareness, disability fashion, disability models, Disability Pride, financial scams aimed at older americans, guide dogs, Homeless, Karen Tamley, latinos and depression, newbors, NY lawsuit against uber, opioid epidemic, Shaholly Ayers, uber

What We’re Reading: July 17, 2017

July 18, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Sweepstakes Entries And Your Aging Parent: Know The Danger| Forbes Here's a true story about a 91 year old we'll call "Jenny" who loved the sweepstakes and entered dozens of them. She was very optimistic that many entries would better her chances. Jenny had been showing signs of diminished capacity for about two years, with [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Alzheimers & Dementia, Caregivers, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Hospice, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Self-Directed Services, Substance Use, Support Communities, What We're Reading Tagged With: Accessible prisons, aging, aging parents, AHCA, diabetes, Disability Pride, El Paso, FDA, Game of Thrones, Health care, incarcerated with disabiltieis, Jr., Metformin, retirement, strawberries, Ted Kennedy, The Flight

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