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What We’re Reading, March 25, 2019

March 25, 2019 by Patrick Cokley

A Note From Your Hearing-Impaired Colleagues: Just Use a Microphone Already | Chronicle of Philanthropy Dear colleague: Today at the faculty meeting, I really wanted to tell you something: "It’s not about you." When you were offered the microphone to make your comments, you said, "No thanks, I’m good." But it’s not about how you [...]

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What We’re Reading: August 21, 2017

August 21, 2017 by Patrick Cokley

'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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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Support Communities, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: Allure, CDC, Charlottseville, CRPD, diabetes, disability in the UK, Down Syndrome, dwarfism, Fountain of youth, granny pods, HCH Day, Iceland, Lake Bell, Lyft, Medical transport, National Health Center Week, oral care, Stem cells, USBLN

Alternative Math

May 11, 2017 by Patrick Cokley

Pat Nobbie writes Mia's Space, a column for Making a Difference, the quarterly magazine of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities We are proud to repost a column written by our friend and colleague Pat Nobbie. This post was originally published in the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities award winning quarterly magazine, "Making a Difference" in [...]

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