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What We’re Reading: August 12, 2019

August 12, 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, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Low Income, Mental Health, News, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: Deaf access to sex ed, Deaf Issues, debt and older americans, Debt crisis, Disability employment, disability in Iran, disability-based abortion, Howdy Homemade Ice Cream, pre-natal care, Prescription drugs and older adults, screen readers, Sex Ed

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

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

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: June 24, 2019

June 24, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Summer is officially here! Keep up with the latest on aging, LTSS and disability from the beach, spa or camp our weekly round up of news articles and events!

Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Issue Spotlight, Mental Health, News, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging, Aging Plan, Community Living, Deb Cotter, Disability Pride, Eve Hill, Gloria Vanderbilt, Incontinence, Juneteenth, LGBTQIA, March of Dimes, NASI, Olmstead decision, Texting, Universal Family Care

What We’re Reading: June 10, 2019

June 10, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

What does it mean when you break barriers to win an award, but there is no means for you to get onstage. disability advocates have bittersweet feelings about Ali Stroker’s Tony win.

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Events, Health Insurance, Hospice, Housing, Legislation & Policy, News, Social Activity, Technology, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: 19th Amendment, 2019 Tony Awards, Accessible Pride, Ali Stroker, ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, Andy Arias, Bushwick Bill, CDC, Disability Rights California, falls, Geto Boys, Liz Weintraub, Pfizer, pnemonia vacine, school shootings, Section 14c, students with disabilities, subminimum wage, Suffrage, women's movement

What We’re Reading, May 13, 2019

May 13, 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), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Self-Directed Services, Social Activity, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: Accessible gaming, accessible parks, autism, Autistic kids, Chair Chats, Doris Day, e-scooters, Education, George Washington University, guide dogs, Long Term Care, Older Americans Month, parents with disabilities, school shootings, Sesame Street

What We’re Reading, May 6, 2019

May 10, 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), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Social Security, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible housing, Alzheimer's Disease, Assisted Living, athletes with disabilites, Black Health, Cisco, Daryl Chill Mitchell, Disability Film Challenge, Easterseals, Intuit, John Singleton, Matthew Wangerman, measles, My Dad Matthew, National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, retirement, RJ Mitte, Social Security Administration, wheelchair boxing

What We’re Reading, April 29, 2019

April 29, 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, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Security, Suicide, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: 2020 Olympic games, accessible skiing, accessible testing, accessible travel, aging, aging in Japan, aging patents, Dialysis, Disability in Japan, discrimination in elementary school, farmers and mental health, Joe Biden, Older Americans Month, Paralympics, SECURE Act, Special (netflix show)

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