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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: June 7, 2021

June 7, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: Peace Corps Volunteers help with the COVID Vaccine Effort, How nurse shortages affect people with disabilities and increasing government accessibility, PLUS the FDA approves a new device that detects autism AND we continue to celebrate PRIDE in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: AARP, autism, Ben Lou, COVID Vaccine, elder abuse, FDA, Frank Kameny, Mathematics, nurse shortages, Pride

What We’re Reading: May 24, 2021

May 24, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: We get ready for the beginning of summer and what to do when we visit aging parents, AND how racism sabotages health for Black men, AND reframing the disability label for everyone PLUS we all sing along with the Linda Lindas in What We’re Reading

Filed Under: News, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: aginf parents, Black Health, COVID Vaccine, disability identity, Forbes, Linda Lindas, racism

What We’re Reading: May 3, 2021

May 3, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week we recognize Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week #CMHAW, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Older Americans Month, take a look at accessible gaming and tech design, and consider the best summer ever as POTUS encourages all Americans to get the vaccine, PLUS we say goodbye to Olympia Dukakis

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: AAPI, Accessible gaming, accessible vaccine experience, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Best Summer Ever, Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, COVID Vaccine, Gamers with disabilities, Mental Health, Microsoft, Olympia Dukakis, remote work, zoom face

Creating an Accessible Vaccine Experience for People with Disabilities and Older Adults

May 3, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

View this resource as a PDF Federal law requires that all public spaces, such as public health buildings, convention centers, fairgrounds, doctor’s offices, pharmacies, and other businesses comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to protect people from discrimination based on their disabilities. Vaccination clinics must comply with the ADA. Any entity operating a [...]

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Filed Under: COVID-19/Coronavirus, News Tagged With: Access to the COVID Vaccine, Accessible helath care, COVID Vaccine, People with disabilitiesand COVID 19, vaccine centers

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