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What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: September 14, 2020
Celebrating Terry Fox | Google Today’s Doodle, illustrated by Toronto-based guest artist Lynn Scurfield, celebrates the Canadian athlete and humanitarian Terry Fox.
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September is National Preparedness Month
Taking the opportunity to plan ahead and create personal plans and resources to support yourself and your family can be a key factor in surviving an emergency especially for older adults and individuals with disabilities.
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What We’re Reading: September 8, 2020
Disability Activist Melissa Blake Speaks Out After TikTok Challenge Mocks People With Disabilities | WBUR To kick off the start of the school year, the "New Teacher Challenge" has taken off on platforms like TikTok and Twitter.
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What We’re Reading: August 31, 2020
New Orleans after Katrina: This nonprofit is still helping the city rebuild 15 years later | CNN Hurricane Katrina rampaged New Orleans on August 29, 2005, when dozens of levees failed, leaving vast swaths of the city swamped, homes damaged and lives uprooted.
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What We’re Reading: August 24, 2020
How Do Disabled People Feel About Discussing Their Disabilities?
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What We’re Reading: August 17, 2020
Growing up in a violent environment is likely to lead to accelerated aging and disease risk, new review of studies shows | CNN Health Experiencing adversity early in life is likely to make children reach puberty more quickly, increase cellular aging and alter brain development.
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What We’re Reading: August 10, 2020
How The Navajo Nation Is Flattening The Coronavirus Curve | TODAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MzC7qGjXEk Many Older Adults Can't Connect With Telehealth: Study | U.S.
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What We’re Reading: August 3, 2020
Aging Parents’ Loneliness: The Other Pandemic | Forbes There is one thing about the current pandemic about which there is no controversy—seniors are most vulnerable.
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Reset AllA modernized healthcare infrastructure is crucial to preserving independence for people with disabilities and older adults.
The National Advisory Board believes that the modernized healthcare infrastructure required to meet the goals, preferences, and needs of older adults and individuals with disabilities must include the Six Principles. Please join with us in promoting and furthering them.