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What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: July 20, 2020
Nearly Half of Older Americans Need to Get Schooled on Long-Term Care Insurance | The Motley Fool It's easy to think of long-term care as somebody else's eventual problem, but the harsh reality is that 70% of Americans 65 and over end up needing some type of long-term care in their lifetime.
What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: July 13, 2020
Mindset Matters: The Evolution Of Disability In Corporate Life And The Next American Frontier | Forbes With the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) approaching it becomes imperative that as a society we begin to reframe this piece of legislation and examine it in a newfound way.
What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: July 7, 2020
Is Mandatory Mask Wearing Discrimination At Work?
What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: June 29, 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic Led to Surge in Alzheimer’s Deaths | The Wall Street Journal As Covid-19 raced through long-term care facilities, it amplified mortality risks for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia With the novel coronavirus, suddenly at 60 we’re now ‘old’ | the Washington Post More than 20 million Americans ages 60 to 65 got a rude surprise this year.
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Policy & Advocacy
Finding the Perfect Place to Celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the Olmstead Decision
by Billy Altom, NAB Member and Executive Director of the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL) A few years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I was attending a music festival in the river market district of Little Rock, Arkansas.
What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: June 15, 2020
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day We all deserve to lead happy and healthy lives free from abuse as we age, yet older people are mistreated more often than we think.
What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: June 8, 2020
4 Disability Clichés, And What You Can Say Instead | Forbes Awkward silences beg to be filled.
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