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What We’re Reading: September 3, 2019

September 2, 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, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Hospice, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Substance Use, Support Communities, Technology, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: Access Living, audiobook captioning, Black Womens Suffrage, Caregiver Shortage, Caregivers, dementia, Disability and weddings, Drag syndrome, hispanic older adults, Inaccessible apps, LGBTQ, Marca Bristo, Memory loss, National Recovery MOnth, NFB, Public Charge, Queer eye, Vilissa Thompson

What We’re Reading: August 5, 2019

August 5, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

The information and links provided here are a courtesy. The National Advisory Board does not necessarily endorse or share the views contained in any article, report or web site. No link provided here should be considered an endorsement of any opinion, product or service that may be offered in the article or at the linked-to site.

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Diversity, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, News, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: Accessible fitness, accessible housing, ADA, Arizona, Binge drinking among older Americans, Candy Land, Caregivers, Dental coverage, Disability and presidential electin, EEOC, Exercise, lonliness and suicide, Marianne Williamson, Medtronic, Older Americans Housing crisis, Peppa Pig, Polio, politicians with disabilities, Presidential election 2020, Racism and disability, Tickling

Is the ADA Ready for Caregivers?

July 30, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

The ADA is forward thinking but when it was signed we may not have anticipated how many aging Americans would need its protections. As Disability and aging become mainstream, our views on these issues have evolved and as a result we are more concerned about issues of caregiving.

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Blog, Caregivers, Disability Issues, News Tagged With: ADA, aging, Aging in Place, Americans over 60, Baby Boomers, Caregivers, family caegivers

What We’re Reading: February 18, 2019

February 18, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Aging Americans are a big market for tech investors, who also want to monitor their parents | CNBC Greg Yap is a venture capitalist looking for the next big thing in digital health. At age 45, he's also the father of young kids and the son of an aging mother, who lives nearby in an [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, News, Social Activity, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: abuse, Caregivers, Debbie Stabenow, Domestic violence, Food Insecurity, Grammys, Ken Jeong, Lady Gaga, Medicare, NPR, oral care

What We’re Reading: February 11, 2019

February 11, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Sleep patterns can change with aging. Does that mean health troubles ahead? | The Washington Post When Carol Gee turned 55, she made a new friend: 4 a.m. In the past, she usually slept through it. But once she entered menopause, it became her new wake-up time. “I would go to sleep and wake up [...]

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Filed Under: Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: Aging in Place, Caregivers, disability curriculum, Disability employment, Disability in Australia, Disability in Japan, disability themed empjis, older workers, parents with disabilities, sleep

The Importance of Family Caregivers

January 23, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

Kathy Brill, an individual and family services industry expert The Importance of Family Caregivers: A Discussion with Kathy Brill, Yanira Cruz and Sandy Markwood As a new generation of Americans move into the 60 and over Age group, we as a society are beginning to re-think how we perceive aging. The idea of maintaining personal [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Blog, Caregivers, Disability Issues, Hospice, Housing, Issue Spotlight, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Self-Directed Services, Support Communities Tagged With: Caregivers, elder locator, family caregivers, hospice, Kathy Brill, Natioanl Assocaition of Area Agencies on Aging, National Hispanic Council on Aging, planning, Sandy Markwood, Yanira Cruz

What We’re Reading: May 29, 2018

May 29, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

The disability system is blocking people like Jaki from their benefits – literally | The Guardian (UK) If you want a symbol of Britain’s benefit system, Jaki would be it. The 36-year-old spent her 20s in Essex grafting – taking on any job to provide for her four children, even shelf-stacking for 60 hours a [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Blog, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Hospice, Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: Aging in prison, Aging parent, Berkeley, Caregivers, china, dementia, disability in fashion, disability in prison, disability in the UK, disability justice, Ian Mackay, Mental Health, retirement, Roll on Capitol Hill, sex and aging, United Spinal

What We’re Reading: February 12, 2018

February 12, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

Tiburon woman’s apps teach sign language, build disability awareness |Marinij.com When Valerie Carter’s daughter Grace came home from school — like any parent — Carter wanted to know how her day went.  But, because Grace has Down syndrome and apraxia, it was difficult for her to answer and for the two to communicate.In their frustration, [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: asl, automation, Caregivers, id/dd/, Medicaid work requirements, Social Security, Welfare

What We’re Reading: December 4, 2017

December 4, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

AARP opposes Senate tax bill, calls Medicare cuts and Obamacare mandate repeal 'troubling' | CNBC Health Care AARP, the lobbying group for almost 38 million older Americans, on Thursday blasted the Senate's proposed tax bill for threatening cuts to Medicare, repealing a key Obamacare rule and hiking taxes on many seniors. "We urge the Senate [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Court Cases, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Hospice, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Security, Substance Use, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: AARP, ACA, aging parents, Alez Azar, autism, Caregivers, Dan Harmon, Health and Human Services, Health care, HHS, HIV, LGBT equality, Rick and Morty, sexual harrassment, social media accessibility, SSDI, Tax Bill, Twitter

What We’re Reading: March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

#CriptheVote Twitter Chat: Protecting the ADA and Disability Rights #CriptheVote hosted their 17th Twitter Chat on the Americans with disabilities Act and specifically HR 620; the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017. Here is a sample of the conversation   Nominations for the US Business Leadership Network Leadership Awards are now open! The awards [...]

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