Declaration for Independence

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



What We’re Reading: June 7, 2021

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This week: Peace Corps Volunteers help with the COVID Vaccine Effort, How nurse shortages affect people with disabilities and increasing government accessibility, PLUS the FDA approves a new device that detects autism AND we continue to celebrate PRIDE in What We’re Reading!

What We’re Reading: May 31, 2021 Memorial Day Edition

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This is me: How hidden disability affects body confidence | Good Husekeeping Not every disability is visible - one woman explains how having Parkinson's affects her body confidence. 22-year-old on becoming America’s first vaccine millionaire: ‘I thought it was a prank call’ | Washington Post At first, Abbigail Bugenske thought it was a joke — [...]

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What We’re Reading: May 17, 2021

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This week: We continue to recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Older Americans Month, Paramount commits to auditioning more actors with disabilities AND COVID-19 continues to impact Older Americans PLUS a look at the 40 year impact of Living with HIV in What We’re Reading!

What We’re Reading: May 10, 2021

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This week how COVID continues to affect eh #DisCo in the US and broad, Disability rights orgs support voting rights AND a look at old tech – the Braille Writer PLUS we celebrate Mother’s day with words from Black Mothers with disabilities in What We’re Reading

What We’re Reading: May 3, 2021

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This week we recognize Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week #CMHAW, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Older Americans Month, take a look at accessible gaming and tech design, and consider the best summer ever as POTUS encourages all Americans to get the vaccine, PLUS we say goodbye to Olympia Dukakis

Creating an Accessible Vaccine Experience for People with Disabilities and Older Adults

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View this resource as a PDF Federal law requires that all public spaces, such as public health buildings, convention centers, fairgrounds, doctor’s offices, pharmacies, and other businesses comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to protect people from discrimination based on their disabilities. Vaccination clinics must comply with the ADA. Any entity operating a [...]

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What We’re Reading: April 26, 2021

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This week: How do we integrate disabitly into the global health agenda, AND sitting at the intersection of Asian and disability identity PLUS the DisCo goes to the Oscars AND we recognize Earth Day and another holiday from last week in in What We’re Reading!

What We’re Reading: April 19, 2021

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This week, COVID Vaccine opens up for the majority of American, a discussion of how Long Haulers will join the #DisCo, Ali Stroker’s new kids book on disability, mentorship for girls AND the Biden admin announces a nomination for the Office of Disability Employment Policy in What We’re Reading!

What We’re Reading: April 12, 2021

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This week: How disability works or doesn’t) in the NFL two disability cases that may be headed to SCOTUS, AND chefs and cooks in the disability community share recipes for accessibility AND Lydia X.Z. Brown talks disability justice PLUS The world continues to mourn the passing of DMX, Alcee Hastings and Prince Phillip all in What We’re Reading!