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What We’re Reading: October 12, 2020

October 12, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: We join in recogntions for Indigenous Peoples’ Day AND learn how voting is made accessible for people with learning disabilities AND how a Black woman with a disability is making change for both of her communites PLUS we recognize World Mental Health Day all in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Developmental Disabilities, Diversity, Election Issues, Mental Health, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: ACA, accessible voting, Andraea LaVant, CAP, Indigenous People’s Day, NDEAM at Microsoft, Racis and COVID-19, World Mental Health Day

What We’re Reading: September 28, 2020

September 28, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week we look at the perils of voting when you are a person with a disability, consider the needs of caregivers and accessibility for people who are Deaf/HOH in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: COVID-19/Coronavirus, Election Issues, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: AAPD, accessibility, accessible voting, Deaf/HOH, Disability and COVID-19, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Fight for Accessible Voting During COVID-19

September 22, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

The COVID-19 pandemic has created new barriers to voting and resulted in chaos at the polls and widespread voter disenfranchisement. In this blog our colleagues from AAPD outline some of the barriers people may face when trying to vote as well as solutions that can help everyone as we move to the polls in November!

Filed Under: Blog, Election Issues, News Tagged With: AAPD, accessible voting, RevUp Campaign

What We’re Reading: September 8, 2020

September 8, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: We say good-bye to the summer, attitudes about disability cures AND speaking out against the latest TikTok Challenge, PLUS why Black aging matters all in this week’s What We’re Reading

Filed Under: Disability Issues, News, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible voting, Ady Barkan, Black Aging, Cures, Melissa Blake, National Council on Disability, TikTok

What We’re Reading: February 17, 2020

February 17, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week gave us reflections on the NBA All-star game, the President’s Day Holiday and a longer than usual Valentine’s Day weekend. Catch up on everything else in what we’re reading!

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Disability Issues, Election Issues, Employment, Mental Health, News, Technology, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible fashion, accessible voting, American Society on Aging, Apple, assistive technology, Black Deaf Culture, Deaf, depression and aging, disability in film, intersectionality

What We’re Reading: July 22, 2019

July 22, 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: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Mental Health, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible voting, aging, aging crisis, Aging in Place, Assisted Suicide, Cory Boker, disability discrimination, disability funding, disability platform, immigration and health care, inspiration porn, LGBTQIA, LTSS, United Nations Expert on disabiltiy

What We’re Reading: October 22, 2018

October 22, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

Transgender could be Defined out of Existence under Trump Administration | New York Times The Trump administration is considering a legal definition of gender as immutable and fixed at birth, the most drastic in a series of moves. The move would be the most significant of a series of maneuvers to exclude the population from [...]

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Filed Under: Disability Issues, Diversity, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible voting, Deaf President Now, Deaf Pride, disability at work, Disability employment, disability fashion, disability history, Disability in Indonesia, Gallaudet, inclusive fashion, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, NDEAM, Paralympic Gamers, parents with disabilties, Trans rights

What We’re Reading: July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

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 On the Anniversary of the ADA, Demand That Lawmakers Defend Our Care | Smart [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Diversity, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: AAPD, accessible voting, ADA, ADA Anniversary, ADA27, American Association of People with Disabilties, Americans with Disabilites Act of 1990, Claudia Gordon, Rev Up, Ted Talk

What We’re Reading: February 26, 2018

February 26, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

Disability rights group threatens to sue Texas over voter registration | Houston Crhonicle Lawyers for a disability rights group are threatening to sue the state for failing to provide voter registration services to Texans with disabilities who obtain job training from state agencies, a violation of federal law, according to a letter sent Monday afternoon. [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Technology, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible voting, acess to healthy food, aging parents, Disability employment, disability fashion, disability rights, Dylan Alcott, Dyslexia, HR 620, Ify Nwokoro, London Fashion Week, NFL, nutrition, Peyton barber, Texas voter registration

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