Pandemic

Getty 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…

getty The end of the Covid-19 pandemic seems a little bit closer now, and the final shape it will probably take is a little bit easier to see. What’s going to be much less clear for years to come is exactly what lessons we have…

Author: ILCSC (i): Contact: ilcsc.orgPublished: 2020-05-20Table of contents and important points:People with disabilities, including adolescents, older adults, and veterans, can benefit from the information ILCSC provides for emergency…

Author: Op-ed by Abe Munder(i) : Contact: thewheeledwonder.wordpress.comPublished: 2020-05-24 : (Rev. 2020-10-14)Synopsis and Key Points:Op-ed opinion piece looks at critical struggle in Washington and the states to keep seniors and…

Author: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) (i): Contact: paralympic.orgPublished: 2020-07-11Table of contents and important points:The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Board of Directors is discussing the impact of the…

Author: The Senior Citizens League (i): Contact: SeniorsLeague.orgPublished: 2020-07-22Table of contents and important points:A survey to determine the financial impact of the coronavirus on older Americans found that nearly half of…

The equality and human rights of people with disabilities were "deeply undermined" during the COVID-19 pandemic. A disabled activist and peer gave an annual talk. But baroness Campbell shared with the online audience for the annual…

Disabled people should oppose the idea that life should go back to "normal" after the end of the pandemic crisis and instead press for a "radical overhaul" in the way society is organized, according to a leading disabled activist and…

In the long term, there should be an agency that regulates blood transfusion services in India. (Photo source: IE)Thalassemia is an inherited genetic disorder. To survive, patients need a blood transfusion every 15 to 20 days. Almost 2…

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) - Hospitals are unlikely to be overwhelmed by this coronavirus pandemic to the point where they need to screen patients, some health officials say.But they say that should it happen, Nebraska's ethical framework and…