This week, COVID vaccine boosters are recommended for people who are immunocompromised, Disability loses traction in boardrooms AND Marlee Matlin’s new show CODA is not the ned for Deaf people on TV PLUS we are somehow still fighting shock treatments being used against PWFs in What We’re Reading
What We’re Reading: April 13, 2020
This week: Why is Coronavirus different for Black people? One of the most important films about disability is on Netflix and you can watch it right now, Ed Roberts and how he changed the world as we know it, what we’re learning about aging from animals AND why is Coronavirus different for Black people? PLUS three artists release social distance anthems AND all in this week’s What We’re Reading!
What We’re Reading: June 10, 2019
What does it mean when you break barriers to win an award, but there is no means for you to get onstage. disability advocates have bittersweet feelings about Ali Stroker’s Tony win.
What We’re Reading: October 29, 2018
Aging can be hard for those in the trans community | Washington Post Jess T. Dugan, a photographer, and Vanessa Fabbre, a social worker and assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis, discovered their work had more in common than they realized. Dugan’s work focused on identity, gender and sexuality, specifically within the transgender [...]
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What We’re Reading: August 21, 2017
'Granny pods' become a solution for retirees with limited budgets | CNBC Like many boomers, Jane Baldwin faced a difficult question: "Where do I go next?" The 67-year-old retiree was living alone in Wyoming, and had grown tired of cold winters. She wanted to be closer to her family in Oakland, California. Not ready to [...]
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