Most 'anti-aging' remedies are bogus, but here's what you should know about aging from 20s to your 60s | Business Insider It's generally accepted that with each decade of our lives comes a new visible marker of age. To combat these tell-tale signs, dozens of "anti-aging" products and routines are marketed at people (mostly women) [...]
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Join us for a Women’s History Month Twitter Chat — 3/15 7:30 p.m. EST #WHMChat
Celebrate Women's History Month! March is National Women’s History Month and as a means of recognizing Women’s History and continuing to have disability be a part of the conversation, we will be hosting a Twitter Chat on March 15, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. EST.. Our chat will be a conversation about the experiences of women, and some [...]
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What We’re Reading: Feb 27, 2017
How Yayoi Kusama, the ‘Infinity Mirrors’ visionary, channels mental illness into art |The Washington Post Don’t ask Yayoi Kusama what’s been the highlight of her career. She might be 87 years old, internationally renowned and about to have major, simultaneous exhibitions in the United States and Japan, but she’s not done yet. Kusama, who has [...]
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Welcome Back to our New and Enhanced NAB Website
As we enter 2017, the National Advisory Board on Improving Health Care Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities (NAB) has revamped our website with a new look and more content. We hope you like it and invite you to take a look around as you will find the great resources are still available [...]
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Doing Double Time – A Look at the Unique Stakes of Black and Disability Identity
by Dr. Cynthia Overton, Ph.D. “Organizations that support an African American stakeholder base are positioned to highlight that disability is a part of life--some experience it earlier and others experience it with age—and that it’s not something to be ashamed of, feared, or ignored.” February is Black History Month and though there has always been [...]
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What We’re Reading: Feb 20, 2017
Valentine’s Day: I [HEART] the ACA and Medicaid On Valentine’s Day, many disability groups are sending love letters to the ACA and Medicaid as a means of showing support for the legislation. An aging global population and its economic implications Nations will have to make many changes or face slower economic growth and increased social [...]
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What We’re Reading: Feb 5, 2017
Wrinkles in Time: Why Diana Ross Is My Aging Icon | NY Magazine A series investigating the effects of gravity on the female form. When I think about those “ageless” beauty campaigns, women like Helen Mirren, Tilda Swinton, Charlotte Rampling, and Diane Keaton come to mind. I love [...]
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What We’re Reading: Feb. 12, 2017
Why You Need To Start Including Disabled People In Your Health Care Activism |The Establishment The most affected group is also frequently the most ignored. With all the recent public discussion about the Affordable Care Act and women’s access to health care, I’ve seen a lot of posts urging people to “seek healthcare now, while [...]
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What We’re Reading: Feb. 22, 2016
The Columbus Dispatch: Suicides in nursing homes hard to track, prevent Suicides among older adults remain disturbingly high despite improved screening and treatment for depression. And although there is growing awareness about suicide, the one area in which it is less documented, not very well understood and much more hidden is in nursing homes, advocates [...]
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What We’re Reading: Feb. 15, 2016
The Atlantic: A First-Aid Class for Mental Health Most people know how to help someone with a cut or a scrape. But what about a panic attack? — Meagan Morris (Feb. 12) Maclean's: How universities are helping students with ‘invisible’ disabilities Schools are racing to figure out how to use accommodations to handle the wave [...]
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