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What We’re Reading: July 12, 2021

July 12, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: Accessible elections, Is telework making government employment a better option for #pwds, AND Emily Ladau discusses Disability Pride month, PLUS how far the airline industry REALLY has to go to support people with disabilities in what We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible air travel, accessible elections, aging parents, allyship, Alzheimer's Disease, Disability Pride Month, Emily Ladau, Goalnall, Juvenile, Long Haul COVID, Paralympic Gamers, Vax that thang up

What We’re Reading: November 2, 2020

November 2, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: Oir nationla gears up for election day, aging parents might be overspedning NAD holiday plans shifted by COVID, AND Hewlett Packard Chief talks the importance of NDEAM and the ocnfrmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett all in What we’re reading.

Filed Under: COVID-19/Coronavirus, Disability Issues, Election Issues, Health Insurance, Mental Health, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging parents, Albama, Amy Coney Barrett, COVID-19, Crip Tales, disability representation in Hollywood, drug prescriptions, elections, Hewlett-Packard, mental decline, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, NDEAM, nursing homes, Paid Family and Medical Leave, pandemic election, telehealth, Thanksgiving, venture capital

What We’re Reading: August 31, 2020

August 31, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: We walk towards Labor Day weekend, advocates and parents want more from their schools and websites become a bigger focus during COVID-19 PLUS We say goodbye to Chadwick Boseman.

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), COVID-19/Coronavirus, Employment, Health Insurance, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: Actors with Disabilities, aging parents, COVID-19, Disability Rights in San Francisco, Older Trachers, Students with disabilites, Teachers

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: July 13, 2020

July 13, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: What the 30th Anniversary of the ADA means for business, Minnesota reopens day centers for people with disabilities AND Critical resources for trans seniors. PLUS How the Baby Sitters Club changes minds about disability.

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), COVID-19/Coronavirus, News, Nursing Homes, What We're Reading Tagged With: ADA, Adult Day Centers, aging parents, Baby-Sitters Club, Coronavirus, racial disparities, trans older adults, transgender seniors, universal design

What We’re Reading: March 30, 2020

March 30, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

More resources for being a homeschool Rockstar, helping your kids look after their mental health in the wake of Self Isolation, supporting your aging parents AND the extension of social isolation from the White House in this week’s What We’re Reading

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: aging parents, Applied Self Direction, April Dunn, Children's Memorial Flag Day, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Info for kdis, Department of Education, Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council, Mental Health, mental helath for kids, rationing, Shelter In Place, U.S. Civil Rights

What We’re Reading: March 2, 2020

March 2, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

Today, we join everyone in the nation thinking about Corona Virus, learn how accessible last week’s Mardi Gras parades were, and College students say that even after 30 years the ADA is no enough PLUS March is Women’s History Month! All this and more in this week’s What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Substance Use, Suicide, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: ADA, aging parents, corona virus, Hidden Figures, Katherine Johnson, mardi gras, Minnesota, Social Determinants of health, STDs, STIs, subminimum wage, Texting and Suicide prevetion, Women's History Month

What We’re Reading: December 23, 2019

December 23, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

This week saw disability being discussed at a Presidential Debate, celebrations of Hanukah, Festivus and Christmas as well as the DisCo’s loss of Mama Cax. 2020 is right around the corner – see through the Holiday Haze with this week’s edition of What We’re Reading.

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Diversity, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: 3rd Democratic Presidential debate, aging, aging parents, Detroit, Hollywood, Mama Cax, Martha's Vinyard, nursing homes

What We’re Reading: December 2, 2019

December 2, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

This week we are spooning out all of your post Thanksgiving Leftovers including Worries about air pollution and older adults, food as medicine, and a LTSS Plan from Presidential hopeful Peter Buttigeg all in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, News, Nursing Homes, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging parents, air pollution, Bay Area, disability emergency preparedness, food pharmacies, Marilyn Saviola, paper-cup bans, Pete Buttigieg

What We’re Reading: July 8, 2019

July 9, 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, Caregivers, Employment, Low Income, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, Social Security, Substance Use, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging in Europe, aging parents, disabled veterans, guns, hidden disabilities, military, nerd wallet, non-apparent disabilities, opiod crisis, Poverty, universal benefits, Vilissa Thompson, women with disabiliteis, women workers

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