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What We’re Reading: April 20, 2020

April 20, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

NAB Asks Congress to Protect the Rights of People with Disabilities and Older Adults during the Pandemic

The NAB requests leadership and assistance to ensure that Congress protects the rights of people with disabilities and older adults, including access to acute and long-term care, during this pandemic.

Some life insurers hit pause on older Americans during coronavirus crisis | Reuters

Some U.S. life insurers are deciding not to gamble on older Americans during the coronavirus crisis by temporarily suspending applications from certain age groups or imposing tougher requirements.

Tarlach MacNiallais, Who Fought for Gay and Disability Rights, Dies at 57 | New York Times

Mr. MacNiallais helped organize the St. Pat’s For All Parade in Queens, a more inclusive version of the annual parade on Fifth Avenue.

How Native Americans Are Fighting a Food Crisis | New York Times

As the coronavirus limits access to food, many are relying on customs, like seed saving and canning, that helped their forebears survive hard times.

People With Disabilities Fear Pandemic Will Worsen Medical Biases | NPR

It’s a moment that people with disabilities have long feared: there’s a shortage of life-saving equipment, like ventilators, and doctors say they may be forced to decide who lives and who dies. People with disabilities worry those judgments will reflect a prejudice that their lives hold less value

Aging and Disabled People Must Be Included In Disaster Planning | Center for American Progress

A new analysis from the Center for American Progress looks at the growing population of aging and disabled adults and underscores why they must be included in future disaster planning.

The Disability Community Fights Deadly Discrimination Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic | Forbes

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed much that is usually hidden. For people with disabilities, the most revealing and terrifying aspect of the crisis is the sharper, more critical view we are getting of long-standing strains of ableism in health care policy and medical ethics

Listen to Pitbull’s uplifting anthem in response to the coronavirus pandemic | Market Watch

The next stimulus packages should help seniors | The Hill

The relief package Congress passed on March 27, was a good start toward mitigating some of the worst impacts of the early stage COVID-19 crisis for seniors. Among other measures, the CARES Act included relief payments for Social Security beneficiaries and gave Medicare and Medicaid new flexibility to cover seniors’ health care costs during the pandemic. But the legislation also left some critical gaps unfilled. Congress must act again to close them.

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