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What We’re Reading: March 12, 2018

March 12, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

How architecture can create dignity for all | Ted.com Link directly to the article and transcript above or watch the video below If architect and writer John Cary has his way, women will never need to stand in pointlessly long bathroom lines again. Lines like these are representative of a more serious issue, Cary says: [...]

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What We’re Reading: February 26, 2018

February 26, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

Disability rights group threatens to sue Texas over voter registration | Houston Crhonicle Lawyers for a disability rights group are threatening to sue the state for failing to provide voter registration services to Texans with disabilities who obtain job training from state agencies, a violation of federal law, according to a letter sent Monday afternoon. [...]

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What We’re Reading: September 18, 2017

September 18, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

National Suicide Prevention Week https://afsp.org/campaigns/national-suicide-prevention-week-2017/     https://youtu.be/hg_vurAHaUc Disability backlog tops 1 million; thousands die on waitlist | ABC News More than 1 million Americans await a hearing to see whether they qualify for disability benefits from Social Security, with the average wait nearly two years — longer than some of them will live. All [...]

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