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What We’re Reading: June 2, 2020

June 2, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: The nation responds to the brutal killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police with national outcry and protest AND Anthem and Beacon launch series of programs for Mental Health Awareness Month PLUS new tools from Google to support people with disabilities in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: COVID-19/Coronavirus, Diversity, Health Insurance, Mental Health, News, Support Communities, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible smartphones, Anthem, Area Agencies on Aging, ASAN, assistive technology, Beacon, Black Employees, Coronavirus Vaccine, George Floyd, George Floyd Protests, Google tools for people with disabities, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness Month, NHCOA

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: November 5, 2018

November 5, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

5 questions answered about Ohio’s aging jail population | Daytona Daily News Can you be too old for jail? The aging prison population presents health care issues and other costly problems. News Center 7 investigates the concern for taxpayers and the proposal causing some controversy Thursday, Nov. 1, beginning at 5 p.m. There are more [...]

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