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What We’re Reading: June 17, 2019

June 17, 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, Disability Issues, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, News, Nursing Homes, Self-Directed Services, Transportation, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible make-up, accessible transit, aging, Behavioral health, California Aging plan, Candidates with disabilities, disability art, Disability Pride, EVV, Gavin Newsom, Homeless, living in cars, nursing homes, Philadelphia

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, 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)

What We’re Reading, April 15, 2019

April 15, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Trying to think about work, but all you can see is Bran Stark’s contempt? We’ve got last weeks articles on aging and disability so you don’t need to consult the 3 eyed raven.

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Suicide, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible transportation, aging, Aging in Place, autism, Autism Society, Campaign for Disability Employment, Fentanyl, Haley Moss, LGBTQ, lonliness, Lyft, Rideshare, Shaquem Griffin, Socaiel Security, Tenn Care, uber

What We’re Reading, March 18, 2019

March 18, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Google Doodle pays tribute to Japanese inventor Seiichi Miyake | CNET When Seiichi Miyake found out a close friend was losing the ability to see clearly, he wanted to help. That desire led to an entirely new way for the visually impaired to navigate big cities, railways and parks. In 1965, Miyake invented the tactile [...]

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Filed Under: Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Social Activity, Technology, Transportation, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible travel, College Admissions Scandal, Damage Data by airlines, Google, Google Doodle, HIV, National Nutrition Month, older americans, Seiichi Miyake, wheelchair

What We’re Reading: March 4, 2019

March 4, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

March 1, 2019 Disability Day of Mourning On March 1st, the disability community gathers across the nation to remember disabled victims of filicide–disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers. This year disability activists, advocates and allies joined again to recognize those lost, as well as reaffirm the fight to value and respect the [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Mental Health, National Day of Dialog, News, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible care, accessible travel, Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer, Carrie Ann Lucas, DDoM2019, Deaf patients, Disability Day of Mourning, disability in Ethiopia, Disability in Singapore, Filicide, Grey Divorce, Mike Oliver, MooVita, Nixon, self driving cars, Selma Blair, Social Model of Disability, subminimum wage

What We’re Reading: February 11, 2019

February 11, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Sleep patterns can change with aging. Does that mean health troubles ahead? | The Washington Post When Carol Gee turned 55, she made a new friend: 4 a.m. In the past, she usually slept through it. But once she entered menopause, it became her new wake-up time. “I would go to sleep and wake up [...]

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Filed Under: Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: Aging in Place, Caregivers, disability curriculum, Disability employment, Disability in Australia, Disability in Japan, disability themed empjis, older workers, parents with disabilities, sleep

What We’re Reading: February 4, 2019

February 4, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Because of how 2019 plays out this year the past weekend as well as today have offered some great events work recognizing: February 2 was Groundhog Day - Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow around 7:30 a.m. ET and did not see his shadow, predicting an early spring for us all. "Faithful followers, there is no [...]

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Filed Under: Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Hospice, Legislation & Policy, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Substance Use, Support Communities, Transportation, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible transportation, astronauts, auto development, Black History Month, Chinese New Year, Groundhog Day, Henry Claypool, lonliness, Lunar New Year, Lyft, Nigeria, older americans, Older Americans and Problem drinking, prescription drugs, Punxatawney Phill, Rosa Parks, Service animals, Super Bowl, uber, Year of the Pig

What We’re Reading: January 28, 2019

January 28, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Executives Discuss Disability Inclusion: Davos Panel | Bloomberg A panel discussion at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on disability inclusion in the workplace. The speakers are Bloomberg L.P. Chairman Peter Grauer, Unilever Chief Executive Officer Paul Polman, Tech Mahindra Chander Chief Executive Officer Prakash Gurnani, Procter & Gamble Group President Carolyn [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Support Communities, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible cars, Aging in Minnesota, Aging in Place, aging process, aging workforce, Apple, blood transfusion, Disability employment, Disability softward, Driving while Deaf, health infomration, Hundai, Longmore Lecture, LTSS, McDonald, Medicaid, Medicare, Nike, theater, Therap, TL Lewis, Utah, Vampires

What We’re Reading January 21, 2019

January 21, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Image of Martin Luther King, Jr. Today on January 21 we observe the legacy ad memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Many of us will take this time to reflect on the mission of inclusion for which Dr. King gave the ultimate sacrifice for many Americans to even have a concept of this level [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Social Security, Substance Use, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: 2020 Candidates, aging parents, Alzheimer's Disease, Baby Boomers, Biology of Aging, Disability Inclusion in the workplace, Elder Care in Japan, Elderspeak, Flue Shots, Low Vision, MLK, Rob Lowe

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