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‘Show your true colors’: Two trans elders on what recreation and rest mean to them
What do you want to know about caregiving, aging and disability? We want to hear from you, our readers, about what we should be reporting and how we can serve you. Transgender older adults aren’t the most visible members of the LGBTQ+ community, but they’re here — continuing to carve out unique spaces for themselves and redefining cultural norms around aging. They’re taking up new hobbies, taking up space and drawing inspiration from younger trans people. The 19th thanks our sponsors. Become one.This story is part of our Pride Month coverage. From lived experiences to in-depth Q&As...…What do you want to know about caregiving, aging and disability? We want to hear from you, our readers, about what we should be reporting and how we can serve you. Transgender older adults aren’t the most visible members of the LGBTQ+ community, but they’re here — continuing to carve out unique spaces for themselves and redefining cultural norms around aging. They’re taking up new hobbies, taking up space and drawing inspiration from younger trans people. The 19th thanks our sponsors. Become one.This story is part of our Pride Month coverage. From lived experiences to in-depth Q&As...WW…
Biden Plan Would Allow People Needing Care to Stay at Home
Mark Lennihan/AP Photo Dolores McGinnis, left, and Stacy Munoz-Laporte help Josephine Melecio celebrate her 110th birthday, March 26, 2021, in New York. McGinnis and Munoz-Laporte are nurse care managers with RiverSpring Health, a long-term care program that helps the elderly live independently at home. Last week, President Joe Biden more than made good on his promises to the disability community. While rolling out the first half of his massive infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh, Biden devoted a full fifth of the plan, $400 billion, to home and community-based services (HCBS) for disabled...…Mark Lennihan/AP Photo Dolores McGinnis, left, and Stacy Munoz-Laporte help Josephine Melecio celebrate her 110th birthday, March 26, 2021, in New York. McGinnis and Munoz-Laporte are nurse care managers with RiverSpring Health, a long-term care program that helps the elderly live independently at home. Last week, President Joe Biden more than made good on his promises to the disability community. While rolling out the first half of his massive infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh, Biden devoted a full fifth of the plan, $400 billion, to home and community-based services (HCBS) for disabled...WW…
Minimum-Wage Misfire Also Harms Disabled People
Shannon Broderick/Laramie Daily Boomerang via AP Project SEARCH intern Timmy Frazier works in the cafeteria of Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Wyoming, October 10, 2017. Project SEARCH was developed as an initiative to secure competitive employment for young people with disabilities. Last week, an $15 minimum-wage hike was struck from President Biden’s COVID relief package, when the Senate parliamentarian decided it wouldn’t fit within budget reconciliation’s “Byrd Rule.” Progressives have been angered by one unelected bureaucrat’s decision to deny 27 million Americans a raise. But...…Shannon Broderick/Laramie Daily Boomerang via AP Project SEARCH intern Timmy Frazier works in the cafeteria of Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Wyoming, October 10, 2017. Project SEARCH was developed as an initiative to secure competitive employment for young people with disabilities. Last week, an $15 minimum-wage hike was struck from President Biden’s COVID relief package, when the Senate parliamentarian decided it wouldn’t fit within budget reconciliation’s “Byrd Rule.” Progressives have been angered by one unelected bureaucrat’s decision to deny 27 million Americans a raise. But...WW…
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