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What We’re Reading: June 28, 2021

June 28, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week Californians with Disabilities feeling left behind, Advocates remind us that Brittney Spears conservatorship is a disability issue and the reform of a Federal Council on Autism PLUS why accessible sports teams should not use Native Mascots in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: ableism, air pollution, Arc of Gergia, autism, Brittney Spears, California, Conservatorship, Delta COVId Variant, disability sports, Fourth of July, Independence Day, outdoor seting, Pride

What We’re Reading: August 3, 2020

August 3, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: We continue to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the ADA wit Lex Frieden and Merrill Friedman, Loneliness and its impact on aging seniors, AND how the Internets is reacting to SSDI PLUS the last words of Rep. John Lewis

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), COVID-19/Coronavirus, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Social Security, What We're Reading Tagged With: 30th Anniversary of teh ADA, ableism, ADA30, aging parents, COVID-19, disability culture, disability rigts, Food Security, immigrants, Jon Lewis, lonliness, National Intern Day, SSDI, Vilissa Tompson

What We’re Reading: December 30, 2019

December 30, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

For auld lang syne, ableist narratives, the decade that never ended and the countdown to 2020 all in this week’s What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Events, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: 2020, 2030, ableism, Disability life, The OUghts

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