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Health & Society
New Research Published on Disability and Mortality Disparity
Wednesday, August 14, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe
Earlier this month, Associate Professor of Sociology Scott Landes published a new study entitled 鈥淒isability Mortality Disparity: Risk Of Mortality For Disabled Adults Nearly Twice That For Nondisabled Adults, 2008鈥19鈥 in the聽August edition of Health Affairs journal. The report is…
Media Tip Sheets
Mask Bans are a Heavy Burden for People with Disabilities
Wednesday, June 26, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced she was considering banning face masks in the New York subways, based on concerns about people hiding their faces while committing antisemitic crimes. Additionally,聽Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she was thinking about similar…