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What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: August 6, 2018
Germany's aging population desperate for more nurses | Deutch Weisse Germany faces a massive lack of medical care personnel, which means many hospitals are overburdened.
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What We’re Reading: July 30, 2018
Celebrating the 28th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act | NAB July 26, 2018 ADA Anniversary 2018 - The NAB and #ADA28 | Wakelet AAPD Disabiltiy Download | AAPD July 2018 Owning Otherness – Claudia Gordon | Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lMtaZ3uoNg&feature=youtu.be On the Anniversary of the ADA, Demand That Lawmakers Defend Our Care | Smart Girls Today is the 28th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) — yet despite the progress that ADA has ushered in, Americans with complex medical needs are still facing extraordinary rates of discrimination from our lawmakers.
Policy & Advocacy
Celebrating the 28th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Hailed as the Bill of Rights for people with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 has fulfilled much of its promise since its enactment 25 years ago.
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What We’re Reading, July 24, 2018
Straw Bans Raise Concerns for People With Disabilities Since companies like Marriott and Starbucks have announced plans to ban plastic straws, many people with disabilities have spoken out against the movement.
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What We’re Reading, July 16, 2018
When you’re aging alone, who will take care of you if you get sick?
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What We’re Reading, July 9, 2018
Inclusion Clearinghouse Helps Tech Companies Tackle Diversity and Inclusion | Black Enterprise Inclusion Clearinghouse is a platform that helps you spend less time searching for diversity and inclusion information and more time using it.
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What We’re Reading: July 2, 2018
How A 25-Year-Old Drug For Nerve Pain Called Gabapentin Showed Up In Opioid Overdoses |Tech Times The Problem With The Drug Gabapentin is a generic drug that is typically used to treat nerve pain and seizures.
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