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What We’re Reading, May 27, 2019

May 28, 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, Diversity, Employment, Legislation & Policy, Mental Health, News, Support Communities, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: AAPD, accessible restaurants, ADAPT, aging, Anxiety, Disability employment, disability fashion, disability rights, Harmless, Maria Town, Men's mental health

What We’re Reading: January 29, 2018

January 29, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

I’m proud to identify as disabled. I worry about the use of disability as a political strategy | STAT I was born with a hearing loss. I’ve struggled with mental illness my entire life. And since a spinal-cord injury four years ago, I’ve walked with a cane and brace. I’m proud to identify as disabled. [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Housing, News, Support Communities, What We're Reading Tagged With: Activism, ADAPT, Anita Cameron, Dockless bicycles, Family leave, remt-a-bikes

What We’re Reading: April 17, 2017

April 17, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

10 Smart Ways to Make a Home Safer for Your Aging Parents | Reader’s Digest Just under six percent of American households are multi-generational, with three or more generations living together under one roof. And as the U.S. population ages (there are almost 50 million people aged 65 and over in this country), that number [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Caregivers, Court Cases, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, What We're Reading Tagged With: ADAPT, Bob Kalfka, Cinemability, Haggadah, Justice in Aging, Kathleen Romig, Rebecca Vallas, SSDI, SSI, Washington Post

What We’re Reading: March 27, 2017

March 27, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

NAB Response to H.R. 1628—American Health Care Act of 2017 Huntington Woods author to discuss her book about disability and inclusion Huntington Woods resident Janice Fialka is a speaker and activist who fights for inclusion for those who live with disabilities. Fialka is the mother of two adult children, daughter Emma and a son, Micah, [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: ADAPT, Capitol Hill Protests, Chance the Rapper, Huntington Woods, Janice Fialka, maternal depression

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