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What We’re Reading: August 9, 2021

August 9, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: COVID19 booster shots AND voter registration AND Target makes backpacks for Wheelchair users, PLUS we continue to recognize the ADA Anniversary and think about accessible housing and healthcare in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: 31st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, accessible housing, backpacks, Center for American Progress, COVID Vaccine, COVID-19, Long Haul COVID, New Jersey, Target, wheelchair users

What We’re Reading: March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week we hear from AARP about how COVID-19 is affecting the Black Community, Michigan advocates press for at home vaccinations and disability in the theater space PLUS pandemic pets in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: AARP, Black Community, COVID-19, mental illness, nutrition, SSI, theater

What We’re Reading: November 9, 2020

November 9, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: The Biden-Harris team starts planning for the transition, the ACA returns to the Supreme Court AND we recognize the start of Native American Haritage Month PLUS How your dog may hold the secret to aging AND we say goodbye to American icon Alex Trebek in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Disability Issues, Election Issues, News, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging, aging spouse, agong, Arizona Disability Service, COVID-19, disability in the UK, Native American Heritage Month, Plain language, Special Education, Supreme court, The Witches

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: October 19, 2020

October 19, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week – How signature matching for ballots ahas some Voters with disabilites worried AND the power of patience and how it may be a superpower for people with disabilities at work AND how COVID-19 might be exposing a disabiltiy reporting gap all in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: COVID-19/Coronavirus, Disability Issues, Election Issues, Medicare & Medicaid, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: Bryan Tuttle, COVID-19, disability reporting, handwriting and voting, learning disability, Medicare

What We’re Reading: September 21, 2020

September 21, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week, the nation mourns the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an urge to end Sub-minimum wage for people with disabilities AND Anthem and the New Apple Watch may help you with your asthma PLUS do your remember the 21st of September all in this week’s What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Employment, Mental Health, News, Suicide, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: AAPD, Anthem, Apple, Asthma, COVID-19, Earth Wind and Fire, iwatch, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mental Health, mental helath and COVID-19, su-minimum wage, Supreme court

What We’re Reading: September 14, 2020

September 14, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: Older Americans with underlying conditions bear the brunt of COVID-19, Google recognizes Terry Fox in the Doodle AND we recognize National Preparedness Month and the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in What We’re Reading.

Filed Under: News, Technology, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Google, Gray Panthers, MS, National Preparedness Month, older americans, Terry Fox, wearable technology

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 24, 2020

August 24, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: Allies for Independence wants to make sure we don’t lose disability data tied to COVID-19, AND Haben Girma on how disability drives innovation AMD what seniors can expect in a post vaccine world PLUS Why every person with a disability may not want to talk to you about their disability

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), COVID-19/Coronavirus, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: ADA Anniversary, Allies for Independence, COVID-19, elemedicine, Equal Pay, Frankenstein, Haben Girma, International issues, ivity, menopause, Michelle Obama, older adults, pandemic, Rain man

What We’re Reading: August 17, 2020

August 17, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: Retires debate Alzheimer’s vs COVID-19, 10,000 Americans die waiting for SSDI hearings AND how the Biden Disability Plan could close the Equal Pay loophole PLUS Michelle Obama opens up about depression and menopause all in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), COVID-19/Coronavirus, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Social Security, What We're Reading Tagged With: ADA, African Americans, Alzheimer's Disease, Biden, COVID-19, disability stereotypes, Endemic violence, Equal Pay, high blood pressure, Long Term Care, menopause, Michelle Obama, Raja Abdullah Almasabi, SSDI, structural racism, Telemedicine

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