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What We’re Reading: August 9, 2021

August 9, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: COVID19 booster shots AND voter registration AND Target makes backpacks for Wheelchair users, PLUS we continue to recognize the ADA Anniversary and think about accessible housing and healthcare in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: 31st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, accessible housing, backpacks, Center for American Progress, COVID Vaccine, COVID-19, Long Haul COVID, New Jersey, Target, wheelchair users

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: November 11, 2019

November 11, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

How to gently help your parents with finances, Florida places children in nursing hoes with little reason and America pauses or recognize the service of our veterans, all in today’s What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible housing, anitbiotics, Black Rock, inclusive housing, inclusive workplace, managing your money, older americans, paralympic swimmer, Paralympics, retirement savings, trauma, Veterans Day

What We’re Reading: August 5, 2019

August 5, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Diversity, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, News, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: Accessible fitness, accessible housing, ADA, Arizona, Binge drinking among older Americans, Candy Land, Caregivers, Dental coverage, Disability and presidential electin, EEOC, Exercise, lonliness and suicide, Marianne Williamson, Medtronic, Older Americans Housing crisis, Peppa Pig, Polio, politicians with disabilities, Presidential election 2020, Racism and disability, Tickling

What We’re Reading, May 6, 2019

May 10, 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, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Social Security, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible housing, Alzheimer's Disease, Assisted Living, athletes with disabilites, Black Health, Cisco, Daryl Chill Mitchell, Disability Film Challenge, Easterseals, Intuit, John Singleton, Matthew Wangerman, measles, My Dad Matthew, National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, retirement, RJ Mitte, Social Security Administration, wheelchair boxing

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