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What We’re Reading: August 23, 2021

August 23, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week the call for greater disability employment continues, children with disabilities and the fight on school mask mandates AND everything you need to know about the Paralympic Games PLUS Lil Wayne has the best interview about mental health in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: 2020 Paralympics, COVID-19 vaccine, Disability employment, FDA, Lil Wayne, Mas Mandates, Mental Health, We are the 15

What We’re Reading: August 16, 2021

August 16, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

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

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: CDC, CODA, Coronavirus Vaccine, Deaf, Deaf Pride, disability justice, Disability Justice Book List, FDA, infrastructure, Long COVID, Marlee Matlin, Michael J. Fox, Minnesota State Fair, NASDAQ, Shock Treatment, Smart Technology

What We’re Reading: August 2, 2021

August 2, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week: FDA expands vaccine trials to younger kids, Disability activism and history, plus how we feel may affect how we age, AND our thoughts on the ADA Anniversary PLUS Have you heard of the fastest Deaf Woman in Hollywood? Read about it in What We’re Reading! https://declarationforindependence.org/what-were-reading-august-2-2021/

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging, COVID Vaccines, Deaf, Detroit, Disability Pride, FDA, Kitty O'Neal, Racers, Stuntwomen

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: July 17, 2017

July 18, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Sweepstakes Entries And Your Aging Parent: Know The Danger| Forbes Here's a true story about a 91 year old we'll call "Jenny" who loved the sweepstakes and entered dozens of them. She was very optimistic that many entries would better her chances. Jenny had been showing signs of diminished capacity for about two years, with [...]

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