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What We’re Reading: May 24, 2021

May 24, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: We get ready for the beginning of summer and what to do when we visit aging parents, AND how racism sabotages health for Black men, AND reframing the disability label for everyone PLUS we all sing along with the Linda Lindas in What We’re Reading

Filed Under: News, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: aginf parents, Black Health, COVID Vaccine, disability identity, Forbes, Linda Lindas, racism

What We’re Reading: May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

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!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: AAPI Heritage Month, Actors with Disabilities, HIV, lonliness, Older Americans Month, Paramount

What We’re Reading: May 10, 2021

May 10, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

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

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: AAPD, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Black disabled mothers, Braille Writer, COVID, Independent Living, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Action Day, NDI, NDRN, NOD, Paralympics, South Carolina, Will Lewis

What We’re Reading: May 3, 2021

May 3, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

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

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: AAPI, Accessible gaming, accessible vaccine experience, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Best Summer Ever, Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, COVID Vaccine, Gamers with disabilities, Mental Health, Microsoft, Olympia Dukakis, remote work, zoom face

What We’re Reading: April 26, 2021

April 26, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

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!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: 2021 Academy Awards, 4/20, accessible housing, accessible sports, Alice Wong, ASAN, Asian-Americans with disabilities, cannabis and disability, Crip Camp, Earth Day, Global health, Long Haul COVID, Lyft, Noor Pervez, Oscar, rideshare adn vaccines, uber

What We’re Reading: April 19, 2021

April 19, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

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!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: abuse of children with disabilities, Ali Stroker, Area agency on aging, Biden admin, COVID-19 vaccine, Disability Abortions, EmpowHer, Long Haul COVID, ODEP, Stamfrd, Taryn Williams, Teen Vogue

What We’re Reading: April 12, 2021

April 12, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

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!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible cooking, Alcee Hastings, disability abortion, living wills, Lydia X.Z. Brown, NFL, SCOTUS

What We’re Reading: April 5, 2021

April 5, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: how Indigenous communities are addressing disability and COVID-19 AND debt cancellation for some borrowers with disabilities, AND a NEW Biden plan to boost home care PLUS we recognize World Autism Day and Autism Acceptance Month in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: Autism Acceptance Month, Autism Awareness Month, debt cancellation, native americans

What We’re Reading: March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week we hear from AARP about how COVID-19 is affecting the Black Community, Michigan advocates press for at home vaccinations and disability in the theater space PLUS pandemic pets in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: AARP, Black Community, COVID-19, mental illness, nutrition, SSI, theater

What We’re Reading: March 22, 2021

March 22, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week we celebrate the first week of spring, hear about a new Bill affecting HCBS and learn about the new Blind Advocate running for Boston City Council PLUS a story about disability from Germany in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading

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