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What We’re Reading: August 5, 2019

August 5, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

The information and links provided here are a courtesy. The National Advisory Board does not necessarily endorse or share the views contained in any article, report or web site. No link provided here should be considered an endorsement of any opinion, product or service that may be offered in the article or at the linked-to site.

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Diversity, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, News, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: Accessible fitness, accessible housing, ADA, Arizona, Binge drinking among older Americans, Candy Land, Caregivers, Dental coverage, Disability and presidential electin, EEOC, Exercise, lonliness and suicide, Marianne Williamson, Medtronic, Older Americans Housing crisis, Peppa Pig, Polio, politicians with disabilities, Presidential election 2020, Racism and disability, Tickling

Is the ADA Ready for Caregivers?

July 30, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

The ADA is forward thinking but when it was signed we may not have anticipated how many aging Americans would need its protections. As Disability and aging become mainstream, our views on these issues have evolved and as a result we are more concerned about issues of caregiving.

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Blog, Caregivers, Disability Issues, News Tagged With: ADA, aging, Aging in Place, Americans over 60, Baby Boomers, Caregivers, family caegivers

What We’re Reading: July 29, 2013

July 29, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

We are still in celebration mode for the 29th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act! Catch up on the latest in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Hospice, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: •, ADA, ADA2019, ADA29, aging crisis, Americans with Disabilites Act of 1990, Bernie Sanders •, Beto O’Rourke •, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren •, George H.W. Bush, Immigration, Kamala Harris •, Kristin Gilibrand •, National Intern Day, University of Utah

Technology: Undone Work of the ADA?

July 29, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

The use of smartphones, wearables, and advancements in digital entertainment and gaming are making current generations wonder why digital access was not made more explicit in the original ADA text. The ADA is certainly a bastion for protections tied to access, but as technology develops and becomes a larger part of our day to day lives, have the protections in the ADA also expanded?

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Blog, Disability Issues, News, Technology Tagged With: Americans with Disabilites Act of 1990, Inclusion Drives Innovation, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 508, Truncated Domes, TTY

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

The ADA is Looking at 30

July 22, 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, News Tagged With: ADA, ADA2019, ADA29, aging, Looking at 30

What We’re Reading: July 15, 2019

July 15, 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, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Court Cases, Employment, Health Insurance, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: Alelia Murphy, disability in the media, disability in the UK, Disability Insurance, drug prices, Federal contractors, Forrest Gump, hidden disabilities, HIV, invisible disabilites, lonliness, Mississippi, non-apparent disabilities, Presidential candidates and aging issues, tax free accounts

What We’re Reading: July 8, 2019

July 9, 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, Employment, Low Income, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, Social Security, Substance Use, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging in Europe, aging parents, disabled veterans, guns, hidden disabilities, military, nerd wallet, non-apparent disabilities, opiod crisis, Poverty, universal benefits, Vilissa Thompson, women with disabiliteis, women workers

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

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