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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: July 31, 2017

July 31, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

ADA: Pathway to the Future | Lex Frieden Each year, around the anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I am asked by the press and others: “Exactly what has the ADA Hundreds gather on the South Lawn of the White House on July 25, 1990, to hear President George H.W. [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Issues, Diversity, Events, Issue Spotlight, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: amputees, ariports, bipolar disorder, CPr training, Disability at college, Disability in Australia, Disability in South Africa, Disability in the Philippines, Disability Pride in Buffalo, disabiltiy in China, intersectionality, Obamacare, Transgender issues, USBLN, Wake Forest

NAB letter to the Senate on Health Care Reform

June 29, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

June 26, 2017 The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader United States Senate S-230 U.S. Capitol Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator McConnell: The National Advisory Board (NAB) on Improving Health Care Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities wishes to once again express our grave concern and opposition to the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, News Tagged With: ACA, AHCA, BCRA, Health Reform, healthcare, Obamacare, Trumpcare

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