This week – How signature matching for ballots ahas some Voters with disabilites worried AND the power of patience and how it may be a superpower for people with disabilities at work AND how COVID-19 might be exposing a disabiltiy reporting gap all in What We’re Reading!
What We’re Reading: October 14, 2019
Disability advocates sue around dockless scooters, we continue to celebrate NDEAM and why it may be time to have “The Ta;l” with Nana. Come see all of the articles on aging, disability and LTSS, that motivated us this week in What We’re Reading.
What We’re Reading: February 18, 2019
Aging Americans are a big market for tech investors, who also want to monitor their parents | CNBC Greg Yap is a venture capitalist looking for the next big thing in digital health. At age 45, he's also the father of young kids and the son of an aging mother, who lives nearby in an [...]
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What We’re Reading: January 28, 2019
Executives Discuss Disability Inclusion: Davos Panel | Bloomberg A panel discussion at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on disability inclusion in the workplace. The speakers are Bloomberg L.P. Chairman Peter Grauer, Unilever Chief Executive Officer Paul Polman, Tech Mahindra Chander Chief Executive Officer Prakash Gurnani, Procter & Gamble Group President Carolyn [...]
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What We’re Reading: August 6, 2018
Germany's aging population desperate for more nurses | Deutch Weisse Germany faces a massive lack of medical care personnel, which means many hospitals are overburdened. Nurses complain that they are too short-staffed to properly tend to their patients. Currently, roughly 1 million people work in the country's nursing industry. It is projected that 3 million [...]
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What We’re Reading: January 16, 2018
MLK 2018 Round-Up January 15 is our annual celebration of the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and recognition of the contribution that he made to enhancing freedom for all Americans. For many this day serves as more than a holiday or a time to catch up on sleep or family activities. [...]
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What We’re Reading: January 9, 2018
PCA's Joe Snyder, an expert on aging, retires - and finds applying for Medicare 'maddening' | Philadelphia Inquirer After his childhood best friend Cecil Green Jr. died in May, Joe Snyder realized he was done working. Green’s passing at age 62 occurred “even though he ate right and worked out all the time,” said Snyder, [...]
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What We’re Reading: December 18, 2017
Cantwell, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help People Receive Care in their Homes, Reduce Health Costs | Maria Cantwell – US Senator for Washington U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) have introduced the Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act – or EMPOWER Care Act – to help [...]
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What We’re Reading: December 11, 2017
As Hearing Fades With Age, Dementia Risk May Rise | U.S. News and World Report Age can often bring a loss of hearing, and for some, mental decline in the form of dementia. But are the two linked? New research does suggest that hearing loss raises the odds for dementia, but the jury is still [...]
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What We’re Reading: September 11, 2017
Remembering 9/11 What Older Americans Stand to Lose if ‘Dreamers’ Are Deported | The New York Times When the Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would end an Obama-era program that shielded young undocumented immigrants from deportation, Sherwin Sheik quickly sized up the potential toll on his business. Mr. Sheik is the chief executive [...]
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