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Biden urges all Americans to "go get the shot" as CDC relaxes mask guidance | CBS News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scvZNqHc83c President Biden urged all Americans to "go get the shot" on Tuesday, citing new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that said individuals who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can resume some outdoor activities without wearing masks.

Disability-Forward Policy Recommendations To Advance Accessible and Affordable Housing for All | Center for American Progress More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S.

Biden Administration Announces Taryn Williams as the nominee for Assistant Secretary of Disability and Employment Policy at the U.S.

Chefs and cooks in the disability community share recipes for accessibility | LA Times Chef Regina Mitchell’s Zoom cooking class begins like a lot of Zooms: friendly banter, reminders to mute here, some technical adjustments there.

US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults | ABC News America is starting to emerge from economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but there’s still no end in sight for food insecurity, especially for children and older adults Why Native American children have higher rates of disability | ABC News More than 3 million children in the U.S.

April 2 is World Autism Day.

AARP Vital Voices: The Impact of COVID-19 in the African American Community | AARP As America struggles to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, educating at-risk communities, especially African Americans 45-plus, about the safety of vaccines is essential to tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

How Massachusetts can become a living laboratory for aging | Boston Globe Let’s measure what’s going on in cities and towns so we can identify how a community’s aging circumstances change over time.