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 13, 2015
This week we’re catching up on Cullen v. Netflix and what it might mean for web accessibility; a bipartisan proposal to update the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); the United Nation’s call to action for inclusive hiring; the White House Conference on Aging's (WHCOA's) healthy aging recommendations; and more. Ars Technica is reporting on [...]
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What We’re Reading: April 6, 2015
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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What We’re Reading: March 30, 2015
This week we’re following the latest on the home care regulation, plus a new proposal to align the Affordable Care Act’s wellness provisions with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008; more on the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix and empowering workers with disabilities. The Obama administration is [...]
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What We’re Reading: March 23, 2015
This week we’re reading about: The current “doc fix” or Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula debate, which has implications for children’s access to health insurance and Medicare payments to doctors. More: Children from lower- and moderate-income families would be big losers if the Supreme Court rejects premium subsidies for many states in the King v. [...]
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What We’re Reading: March 16, 2015
This week we’re reading about new federal initiatives to advance hiring for Americans with disabilities, recommendations for integrated health care, health and wellness trends for older adults, and advancements in telemedicine. The White House is launching TechHire, a new initiative to work with communities to get more Americans trained for well-paying technology jobs, including Americans [...]
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What We’re Reading: March 9, 2015
This week we’re reading about the indirect costs of limited mental health resources, gaps in measuring LTSS rebalancing, the top four lessons of the ADA, and much more. In the U.S., the direct and indirect costs of mental health conditions – including loss of productivity and profitability – make mental health issues perhaps the most [...]
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What We’re Reading: March 2, 2015
This week we’re reading about proposed changes to Medicare Advantage for 2016, plus an emerging training model for providers serving individuals with ASD. The 2016 Medicaid Draft Call Letter is out, and everyone is sharing their two-cents. Reuters is highlighting the draft’s 0.9 percent cut in Medicare Advantage payments, while Kaiser Health News is focusing in [...]
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What We’re Reading: Feb. 23, 2015
This week we’re reading about reporting standards for schools, new resources for advancing employment of people with disabilities, transparency and healthcare reform, and more. Schools held to more stringent academic reporting standards are more likely to mainstream children with disabilities by as much as 16 percentage-points higher, according to a new study featured on Disability Scoop. [...]
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What We’re Reading: Feb. 16, 2015
This week we’re catching up on recent Hill hearings on SSDI and mental health reform, plus state trends toward formularies and the like for prescription drugs for mental health conditions. The debate on SSDI reform is underway following last week’s Senate Budget Committee hearing on the long-term health of Social Security. POLITICO magazine is exploring [...]
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