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July 11, 2023

Throughout the year, Medicare eligible individuals are bombarded with TV, print, and internet advertisements about extra benefits they can receive by joining plans. Yet, while supplemental benefits aim to enhance…

A bookshelf featuring the covers of four books and one television show: How Much of These Hills Is Gold", "Take Out With Lisa Ling", "Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From the Twenty-First Century", "Crying in H Mart", "A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century."
May 23, 2023

Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, like all heritage months, offers an opportunity to celebrate our identities and expand our understanding of cultures that differ from ours. In this…

October 13, 2022

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program turned 50 this October. It has lifted millions of older adults and people with disabilities out of poverty, but after 50 years, it’s time…

January 19, 2022

Vivian is a 77 year-old Vietnamese woman who had a stroke a couple years ago and now resides in a nursing facility in Alameda, California. Vivian wants to move back…

December 16, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately targeted older adults, taking the life of 1 in 100 Americans over 65. The impacts are much worse in communities of color, who, as a…

September 22, 2021

When envisioning the core essentials for aging, adequate healthcare, nutrition services, accessible housing and sufficient income likely come to mind. “Access to legal assistance” should be added to this vital…

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September 9, 2021

If there was a program in existence that could dramatically reduce poverty among older adults and people with disabilities, but it just needed a few updates, shouldn’t Congress take steps…

August 3, 2021

This piece was published originally at NextAvenue.org.  Our current racial justice reckoning has invited our nation to reconsider our most basic institutions and structures, acknowledge their often racist origins and…

May 25, 2021

Janet Y. Spears Kevin Prindiville Janet Y. Spears: Kevin, you’ve announced a major new initiative to center all of your work in [racial] equity. Can you tell me a little…

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May 12, 2021

It’s obvious if you work in the aging field. It’s obvious if you work in disability field. It’s obvious if you are any age and live with a disability. It’s…

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