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What We’re Reading: June 21, 2021

June 21, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week we continue a festive June by recognizing Juneteenth and Father’s Day as well as Pride, NCIL announces its new chief, kids with I/DD hang ten in SC AND Health outcomes for aging and Latino populations PLUS across the pond COVID long haulers may be considered as people with disabilities in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: ACA, Aging Health outcomes, Disabiltiy in Space, I/DD, Juneteenth, Latinos, Long Haul COVID, Long Term Care, National Council on Independent Living, Obamacare, Reyma McCoy McDeid, Student Debt, Supreme court, Surfing

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

What We’re Reading: July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This Week – NAB Convener Lex Frieden reminds us that older adults and #pwds deserve COVID treatment, AND the DEI tells us the Best Places to work for #pwds, AND LTSS, PLUS Classic Reggae anthem is remastered for the pandemic all in What We’re Reading

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, COVID-19/Coronavirus, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: ageism, Bob Marley, DEI, Disability employment, Disability Equality Index, Disability: IN Ohio, fish, Lex Frieden, Long Term Care, South Crolina

What We’re Reading, May 13, 2019

May 13, 2019 by Claudia Paoletto

What we’re reading is our weekly round up of news articles and events that were important to us. Catch up on the latest on aging, LTSS and disability!

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Self-Directed Services, Social Activity, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: Accessible gaming, accessible parks, autism, Autistic kids, Chair Chats, Doris Day, e-scooters, Education, George Washington University, guide dogs, Long Term Care, Older Americans Month, parents with disabilities, school shootings, Sesame Street

What We’re Reading: August 27, 2018

August 27, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

John McCain, senator and former presidential candidate, dies at 81 | CNN Whenever America was in a fight during his long lifetime, John McCain was in the thick of it. McCain, who has died at the age of 81, was a naval bomber pilot, prisoner of war, conservative maverick, giant of the Senate, twice-defeated presidential [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Employment, Legislation & Policy, News, Technology, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging parents, Back Pain, Best Buy, Blind Cyclists, Center for Disease COntrol, Cosmopolitan, Deaf Owned Business, Disability in Japan, disability in the UK, Disabiltiy and martial arts, insomnia, John McCain, Kavanaugh, Latinxs, Long Term Care, Lyft, Mississippi, Rideshare, SCOTUS, Streetcar 82 Brewing OCmpany, Stress, uber, VA

What We’re Reading November 13, 2017

November 13, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

How Fast Are You Aging? Checking Your Biological Clock | The Huffington Post Although the idea of aging evokes thoughts of the elderly, aging occurs in every stage of life, mysteriously transforming newborns into nanas. Surprisingly, for a universal biological process, the study of aging remains a field in its youth. Why does a queen [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Court Cases, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, Substance Use, Suicide, Support Communities, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: 504 [protests, adiciton and recovery, aging, aging parents, agng inmantes, chronic conditions, disabiltiy activism, EEOC, Gaelynn Lynn, Gail Boudreaux, incarcerated with disabiltieis, Jeremy the Dud, Joseph Swedish, KGBT Youth, LGBT elders, Long Term Care, LTQA, sex and aging, shingles vaccine, SUD, the Arc Annual COnvernion

What We’re Reading: May 30, 2017

May 30, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Should Gender Dysphoria be a Federally Protected Disability? | Vice A lawsuit that aims to have gender dysphoria covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act could lend protection—and stigma—to the trans community. I know firsthand what it's like to struggle with gender dysphoria at work, and how aggravating it can be. When I was a [...]

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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Court Cases, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Hospice, Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Self-Directed Services, Substance Use, Support Communities, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging parents, Disability Myhts, dwarfism, LGBT, Long Term Care, LP lawyer, Medicaid, Medicare, New York City, older americans, Roger Moore, Shelters, SSDI, SSI, Transgender issues, Trump Budget

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