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Biden’s new executive order could expand access to child care and long-term care -- Chabeli Carrazana and Sara Luterman, The 19th News - April 18, 2023
This week's Presidential Executive Order on child care and home care was a small but encouraging reminder that efforts to expand and better pay home care for elderly and people with disabilities is both sorely needed and very difficult to achieve politically.
Are You Ableist? -- Amanda Morris and Chris Alcantara, Washington Post - April 12, 2023
The title seems like an overly simplistic question, and maybe kind of judgmental. But the quiz is truly thought-provoking, and helpful for figuring out where your views on disability issues might lie -- and how they might change.
Violinist Itzhak Perlman Champions Accessibility for People with Disabilities -- Gina Shaw, Brain & Life - April/May 2023
Perlman has been a role model and champion for the disability community for decades. It's good to get a recap on what he's done, and update on what he's doing now.
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