Declaration for Independence

A Call to Transform Health and Long Term Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities

  • About Us
  • FAQ
  • Take Our Survey
  • Font Resizer
  • Home
A Call to Transform Health and Long Term Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities
  • About Independence
  • Six Principles
  • Take Action
  • Resources
  • News
  • Blog


What We’re Reading: May 31, 2021 Memorial Day Edition

June 1, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This is me: How hidden disability affects body confidence | Good Husekeeping Not every disability is visible - one woman explains how having Parkinson's affects her body confidence. 22-year-old on becoming America’s first vaccine millionaire: ‘I thought it was a prank call’ | Washington Post At first, Abbigail Bugenske thought it was a joke — [...]

Read More >

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: Asian-Americans with disabilities, Black women with disabilitis, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Cinda Hughes, Disability and body confidence, disability in hollywood, George Floyd, Good Housekeeping, NAMI, Parkinson's, Ryan O'Connell, Vaccine Millionaire

World Mental Health Day – October 10, 2020

October 10, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

World Mental Health Day is an opportunity to engage our friends and families to talk about the importance of fostering positive mental health practices. Doing this helps create communities in which mental health care and anti-stigma can help make mental health care a reality for people worldwide. Check out some of the tools an important conversations taking place today about mental health.

Filed Under: Disability Issues, Mental Health, News Tagged With: Frontline Wellness, MHA, NAMI, World Health Organization, World Mental Health Day

What We’re Reading: May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This week we look at the current state of food insecurity in America, celebrate National Nurses Week AND we revisit the 1995 White House AGING Conference PLUS another COVID-18 inspired Anthem all in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: COVID-19/Coronavirus, News, What We're Reading, White House Conference On Aging (WHCOA) Tagged With: 1995 White House Aging Conference, COVID-19, COVID-19 Songs, disability etiquette, disability technology, Food Insecurity, isolation, Job kisses due to COVID-19, NAMI, older americans, Rita Wilson

Some Important Tips and Wishes for Your Holiday Celebration

December 24, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

"Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" – Mary Oliver from William Graves The holiday season is upon us and many of us will find ourselves on the road to [...]

Read More >

Filed Under: Disability Issues, Diversity, Issue Spotlight, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, Uncategorized Tagged With: accessibility, aging parents, holiday decorations, lanning, Mental Health, NAMI

What We’re Reading: November 27, 2017

November 27, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

The Best and Worst States for Mental Health | Mental Health America Over half of American adults with mental illness do not receive any type of care. Even among the top-ranking states in the report, less than half of American adults with mental health conditions received any type of treatment. That means that mental health [...]

Read More >

Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: Affrodable Child Care, Alice Wong, best and Worst cities, Best and worst states for mental health, California Wildfires, Disability Sportsd, disabiloity emergency preparedness, disabiltiy employment, Hurricane Katrina, learning disabilites, Liz Plank, LTSS, Mental halth, NAMI, Paid Leave, Paralympics, The Big Listen

Select a category:

  • Affordable Care Act (ACA) (38)
  • Alzheimers & Dementia (85)
  • Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) (110)
  • Blog (94)
  • Caregivers (103)
  • Court Cases (21)
  • COVID-19/Coronavirus (31)
  • Developmental Disabilities (88)
  • Disability Issues (216)
  • Diversity (72)
  • Election Issues (35)
  • Employment (139)
  • Events (24)
  • Health Insurance (134)
  • Hospice (30)
  • Housing (50)
  • Issue Spotlight (53)
  • Legislation & Policy (108)
  • Low Income (18)
  • Medicare & Medicaid (152)
  • Mental Health (175)
  • National Day of Dialog (2)
  • News (440)
  • Nursing Homes (36)
  • Self-Directed Services (19)
  • Social Activity (48)
  • Social Security (49)
  • Substance Use (37)
  • Suicide (17)
  • Support Communities (41)
  • Technology (91)
  • Transportation (25)
  • Uncategorized (67)
  • What We're Reading (245)
  • White House Conference On Aging (WHCOA) (5)
  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Policy
  • Terms of Use
The information and links provided here are a courtesy. The National Advisory Board does not necessarily endorse or share the views contained in any article, report or web site. No link provided here should be considered an endorsement of any opinion, product or service that may be offered in the article or at the linked-to site.
  • Home
  • About Independence
  • Six Principles
  • Take Action
  • Resources
  • News
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • FAQ
  • Take Our Survey