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View ArticleDisability Issues Brief
– A project of the Southeast ADA Center and Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University The ADA and Face Mask Policies Updated: 7/8/2020 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world...
View ArticleLee Aronson awarded first place for writing!
The North American Mature Publishers Association has just awarded Lee Aronson first place for his writing about senior issues in his monthly column for The Best of Times, a free monthly magazine for...
View ArticleAn outbreak at a group home and a frantic effort to Clorox wipe the virus away
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View ArticleThe Voice®, the Official Newsletter of SNA – Vol. 14, Issue 14
This issue of The Voice® was written by Special Needs Alliance board member Mary Alice Jackson, Esq., a founding partner of the firm Boyer & Boyer, P.A. in Sarasota, Florida, where she is now of...
View ArticleCovid Scam
My doctor’s office called me with some bad news. Although my doctor was able to put me on the waiting list for the Covid-19 vaccine, I was pretty far down on the list. The best guess was that the...
View ArticleCOVID RELIEF VISA CARDS……. Does this sound like a scam to you?
Frank (not his real name) opened up his mailbox to find something from MONEY NETWORK CARDHOLDER SERVICES, a company he had never heard of. When he opened the envelope, he found a VISA card, which was...
View ArticleWeb Article Covid funeral assistance
Do you know anyone who died from Covid? If you do, please let them know that they may be able to get $9,000. And no, this is not a scam. FEMA has started a Covid-19 funeral assistance program. It’s...
View ArticleGuard Your Vaccination Card
After you get your COVID-19 vaccine, keep your vaccination card safe — scammers are using the COVID-19 pandemic to try to steal your personal information. Don’t share a photo of your COVID-19...
View ArticleDisability Work Without Worry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2021 WYDEN, CASSIDY: ALLOW AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES TO WORK WITHOUT WORRY Bipartisan Bill Ensures American with Disabilities Will Not Lose Social Security Benefits for...
View ArticleSpecial Education
Should handicapped children be educated? There is a federal law that says they should be and that they have a right to a “free appropriate public education.” So how do you think Louisiana is doing? On...
View ArticlePrice Transparency
A new law went into effect on January 1, 2020. The Hospital Price Transparency Rule requires hospitals to “establish, update, and make public a list of the standard charges for the items and services...
View ArticleA New Drug For Alzheimer
A new drug for Alzheimer’s has been in the news. Some people are very excited. But others are dubious. You can’t sell a drug in America unless you can prove to the FDA that the drug is both safe and...
View ArticleCOVID RELIEF VISA CARDS……. Does this sound like a scam to you?
Frank (not his real name) opened up his mailbox to find something from MONEY NETWORK CARDHOLDER SERVICES, a company he had never heard of. When he opened the envelope, he found a VISA card, which was...
View ArticleWeb Article Covid funeral assistance
Do you know anyone who died from Covid? If you do, please let them know that they may be able to get $9,000. And no, this is not a scam. FEMA has started a Covid-19 funeral assistance program. It’s...
View ArticleGuard Your Vaccination Card
After you get your COVID-19 vaccine, keep your vaccination card safe — scammers are using the COVID-19 pandemic to try to steal your personal information. Don\’t share a photo of your COVID-19...
View ArticleDisability Work Without Worry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2021 WYDEN, CASSIDY: ALLOW AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES TO WORK WITHOUT WORRY Bipartisan Bill Ensures American with Disabilities Will Not Lose Social Security Benefits...
View ArticleSpecial Education
Should handicapped children be educated? There is a federal law that says they should be and that they have a right to a “free appropriate public education.” So how do you think Louisiana is doing? On...
View ArticlePrice Transparency
A new law went into effect on January 1, 2020. The Hospital Price Transparency Rule requires hospitals to “establish, update, and make public a list of the standard charges for the items and services...
View ArticleA New Drug For Alzheimer
A new drug for Alzheimer’s has been in the news. Some people are very excited. But others are dubious. You can’t sell a drug in America unless you can prove to the FDA that the drug is both safe and...
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