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Medicaid keeps communities healthy

Last month in this column, I suggested that Medicaid should be kept intact to support the needs of the people who rely on the program. As I reflected, I realized that this is only partially ...

DATE: Apr 9, 2025 | CATEGORY:

Cuts to Medicaid would affect millions of people

Congress is poised to cut Medicaid. The reasons abound, but most legislators who support the cuts cite reducing federal spending, unwinding the Affordable Care Act, and even some questionabl...

DATE: Mar 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

A brief history of vaccines

A lot of people are staunchly pro-vaccines, some are militant anti-vaxxers and much of the population is wondering what all the fuss is about. If you already have a firm viewpoint on the que...

DATE: Feb 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

We can do better addressing gender disparities in disabilities

Does gender impact disability? It’s an interesting, complicated question that is finally being asked and more than we can completely unpack in a few paragraphs. But the simple answer is “yes...

DATE: Jan 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Why aren’t we building new homes to be accessible?

Recently, I helped a friend move into a brand-new house. Moving is an exciting and stressful time, and I will admit having a little house envy. A new build is a blank slate, with all the lat...

DATE: Dec 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Finding gratitude for our privileges

This is a time of year when a lot of Americans stop and take stock of the many blessings we have. Along with turkey, ham, tamales, shrimp cocktail, frozen pizza or whatever your family enjoy...

DATE: Nov 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

You don’t have to age alone

At what age do you become an older adult? For many of us, the definition of “old” changes as we age. Or perhaps it’s “at least 20 years older than I am now.” Aging is a very subjective and p...

DATE: Oct 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

A look at some of the tricks used by fraudsters

I think I am essentially an optimist about humanity. Most people are basically good; even when we do a bad thing, it’s either a mistake that we can learn from, or we are doing it for what we...

DATE: Sep 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Teaching children about disabilities

What did you learn about disabilities as a kid? I grew up in Louisiana and Arkansas in the 1970s and ’80s, and I suspect my experience was typical of that place and era. If there were kids w...

DATE: Aug 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Everyone should be able to enjoy outdoor recreation

It’s summer in Colorado. For many Coloradans, this means taking to the great outdoors to enjoy our beautiful state. While limited number of trails are wheelchair accessible, the vast majorit...

DATE: Jul 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Millions of Americans living with invisible disabilities

The power of invisibility may seem hugely attractive. Indeed, some comic superheroes rely on invisibility as an important tool in their arsenal against evil-doers. But for many people living...

DATE: May 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Colorado bills impact people with disabilities

With the run up to November elections and all the coverage of presidential primaries, you may have forgotten that the Colorado Legislature is in the midst of its yearly general session. Many...

DATE: Mar 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community