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What We’re Reading: March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021 by Claudia Paoletto

This week we hear from AARP about how COVID-19 is affecting the Black Community, Michigan advocates press for at home vaccinations and disability in the theater space PLUS pandemic pets in What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: News, What We're Reading Tagged With: AARP, Black Community, COVID-19, mental illness, nutrition, SSI, theater

What We’re Reading: February 3, 2020

February 3, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

Kansas City clinches the Super Bowl Win, Punxatawney Phill predicts an early spring as well as the new look for Barbie and advances in adaptive gaming as we also say goodbye to Jim Lehrer in this week’s What We’re Reading!

Filed Under: Caregivers, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Housing, News, Nursing Homes, Social Security, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: adaptive controller, adaptive gaming, aging, Baby Boomers, Barbie, Child Care, Dolls with Vitiligo, Ji Lehrer, senior living, Social Security Disability Benefit, SSDI, SSI, Vitiligo, XBOX

What We’re Reading: April 9, 2018

April 9, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

Governor Ivey Announces Funding for New Behavioral Health Services | Center for Public Representation Governor Kay Ivey announced on Friday that Alabama has set aside $11 million in its recently passed budgets for the Alabama Department of Mental Health to expand behavioral health services for Medicaid-eligible children and youth. When combined with federal matching funds, [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Blog, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Support Communities, Technology, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging, Alabama, Alice Wong, Deaf Community, Deaf President Now, Disability cliff, disability in hollywood, DPN, Galaudet University, Hollywood, Id/DD, injured veterans, Kay Ivey, parents of individuals with disabilities, Paul Longmore, SF State, SSDI, SSI, Travel with Disabilities

What We’re Reading: January 22, 2018

January 22, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

Here's what happens to Social Security and disability benefits during a government shutdown | AOL The federal government entered into a partial shutdown at midnight Saturday. In the event of a shutdown, Social Security and disability checks will still go out. While core functions would not be affected, some Social Security Administration employees would be [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Alzheimers & Dementia, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Hospice, Housing, Issue Spotlight, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Security, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging, british government, CES, disability scores, gender disparity, government shutdown, Id/DD, lonliness, mouth painting, Rape and ID/DD, SSDI, SSI, Stem cells

What We’re Reading: January 16, 2018

January 16, 2018 by Claudia Paoletto

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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Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Issue Spotlight, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Security, Uncategorized, What We're Reading Tagged With: autism in school, Cougars, Id/DD, Louisville, Martin Luther King Jr., Medicaid, Medicare, MLK, Sexual assault, SSDI, SSI

What We’re Reading: November 20, 2017

November 20, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Under New Guidelines, Millions More Americans Will Need to Lower Blood Pressure | The New York Times The nation’s leading heart experts on Monday issued new guidelines for high blood pressure that mean tens of millions more Americans will meet the criteria for the condition, and will need to change their lifestyles or take medicines [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Caregivers, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Issue Spotlight, Legislation & Policy, Low Income, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Nursing Homes, Social Security, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging, aging and finance, CVS, CVS employment, CVS mock stores, health effects of racism, healthcare costs, high blood pressure, hypertension, racism, Shingles, shingles vaccine, SSDI, SSI

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

What We’re Reading: April 17, 2017

April 17, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

10 Smart Ways to Make a Home Safer for Your Aging Parents | Reader’s Digest Just under six percent of American households are multi-generational, with three or more generations living together under one roof. And as the U.S. population ages (there are almost 50 million people aged 65 and over in this country), that number [...]

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