Declaration for Independence

A Call to Transform Health and Long Term Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities



What We’re Reading: Sep. 21, 2015

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Invisible Epidemic It’s an invisible epidemic, as devastating as diabetes but out of the public eye. Look around you, at your family, your neighbors, your coworkers. Chances are excellent that you’ll see someone suffering from mental illness. Nearly one in five adults in Georgia battles mental illness in any given year. [...]

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What We’re Reading: Sep. 14, 2015

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Addressing Disparities in Medicare - A Six-point Plan CMS released a six-point plan (“The CMS Equity Plan for Improving Quality in Medicare”) for addressing health equity in Medicare at a conference that noted both the 50th anniversary of Medicare and the 30th anniversary of the Heckler Report on minority health. [...]

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What We’re Reading: Aug. 31, 2015

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Disability Scoop Feds Clarify Rights Of Parents With Disabilities Technical assistance issued jointly this month from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services clarifies that children should not be taken from their moms or dads simply because a parent has a disability. Similarly, federal officials said that people with [...]

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What We’re Reading: Aug. 24, 2015

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Associated Press U.S. Court Reinstates Home Care Pay Rules A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated regulations drawn up by the Obama administration to extend minimum wage and overtime protections to almost two million workers who provide home care for the elderly and disabled. The regulations, struck down by a lower court about nine months [...]

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What We’re Reading: Aug. 10, 2015

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NPR Will Doctors Soon Be Prescribing Video Games For Mental Health? At the University of California–San Francisco, neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley is putting a fully immersive video game focused on multitasking through the paces of the FDA approval process for medical devices. If successful, Gazzaley sees great potential to use these games for a range of [...]

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What We’re Reading: July 20, 2015

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We’re counting down to July 26 – the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – with the top anniversary articles and blogs. Plus last week’s White House Conference on Aging; the need for childhood, adolescent access to mental health treatment; rise of young people among nursing home population; and recent reports on [...]

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What We’re Reading: June 8, 2015

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This week our focus is still on mental health following Thursday’s news of the latest in mental health reform legislation. We’re also gearing up to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision later this month, we’re reading up on the intersection of disability and employment, with a cover story from Governing magazine. [...]

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What We’re Reading: May 4, 2015

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This week we are reading a lot. Its reports galore following releases this week from the National Council on Disability (NCD), the Employment Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Child Mind Institute. Plus, spotlights from others on the wearable device market, supported employment, WIOA’s unified plans for workers with disabilities, and more Americans with Disabilities Act [...]

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What We’re Reading: April 20, 2015

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This week the spotlight continues on Netflix, as the streaming video provider responds to calls for accessibility. We’re also working through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Proposed Rule on employer wellness programs, personal accounts from the intersection of the criminal justice and mental health systems, accessible design, and more. Netflix announced it is rolling [...]

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What We’re Reading: April 6, 2015

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This week we’re catching up on all-things tech with fresh stories from across the country on the intersection of technology, disability and aging. Plus, a draft regulation extends mental health parity to Medicaid, CHIP; new report, study on access to mental health services; and more on Social Security Disability Insurance and employment of people with [...]

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