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What We’re Reading: August 24, 2020

August 24, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: Allies for Independence wants to make sure we don’t lose disability data tied to COVID-19, AND Haben Girma on how disability drives innovation AMD what seniors can expect in a post vaccine world PLUS Why every person with a disability may not want to talk to you about their disability

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), COVID-19/Coronavirus, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: ADA Anniversary, Allies for Independence, COVID-19, elemedicine, Equal Pay, Frankenstein, Haben Girma, International issues, ivity, menopause, Michelle Obama, older adults, pandemic, Rain man

What We’re Reading: July 7, 2020

July 7, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: a look at mental health and the need for more mental health professionals form communities of color, Masks at Work – Can Accommodations be mandatory? PLUS the Disability Rights Movement 30 year later all in What We’re Reading

Filed Under: Developmental Disabilities, Diversity, Mental Health, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: ADA Anniversary, Black Disabled Lives Matter, Black Mental Health Professionals, Coronavirus and Stress, drug costs for COVID-19, Justice Shorter, masks, Michael Hickson, Minnesota Disabiltiy Services, pandemic

What We’re Reading: February 10, 2020

February 10, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This past week gave us the end of a Presidential Impeachment, anther Presidential Debate, as well as some surprises at the Oscars. Catch up on the rest of the news on aging and Divisibility in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Social Security, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: ADA Anniversary, aging, Career Lattices, caregiver apps, corona virus, disability and social media, Jewish Disability Awareness, police violence, SSI/SSDI, Super Bowl, World Cancer Day

What We’re Reading: January 13, 2020

January 13, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

Adaptive skiers change the course in Oregon , a neuroscientist lays out the keys to aging well and Disability rights take center stage in Minnesota all in this week’s What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Disability Issues, Election Issues, Employment, Legislation & Policy, News, Social Activity, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessibility in libraries, accessible courthouse, ADA, ADA Anniversary, ADA30, adaptive skiing, aging, elderly body builder, elections, George H.W. Bush, Home invasion, retirement, Willie Murphy

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

ADA: Pathway to the Future

July 26, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

by Lex Frieden Each year, around the anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I am asked by the press and others: “Exactly what has the ADA accomplished?” and “Looking forward, what must be done to realize the vision of full participation that underlies the ADA?” These are thoughtful questions and [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Blog, News Tagged With: ADA, ADA Anniversary, ADA27, Lex Frieden

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