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the first time in history, millions of people with major disabling
conditions are living into their 60s, 70s and 80s. According
to the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with
a Disability, "Recent research has revealed that the majority
of persons aging with a disability will experience a multitude
of premature medical, functional and psychosocial problems as
they age. These problems result in the average 50 year-old person
with a long-term disability being similar to a typical 70 year-old
person." These web sites focus on issues that individuals
with disabilities face as they become older.
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ARC
Fact Sheets
- Fact sheets
from The Arc, a national organization for people with mental
retardation and their families.
- Aging, Mental
Retardation and Physical Fitness
- Aging With Developmental
Disabilities: Changes in Vision
- Aging with Developmental
Disabilities: Women's Health Issues
- Hearing Changes
in Aging People with Mental Retardation
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- Center for Aging
Persons with Developmental Disabilities (CAPDD)
- Part of
the Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities (ISDD)
at Indiana University, the Center addresses the needs and issues
associated with aging in people with developmental disabilities
through research, training, and outreach. Its home page provides
information about the organization.
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- Health, Wellness and Aging
with Disability
- An extensive
annotated guide to on- and off-line resources, compiled by disability
policy consultant June Isaacson Kailes. Topics covered include
active health care consumer strategies, aging well with disability,
assistive technology, brain Injury, cerebral palsy, complimentary
approaches, developmental disabilities, exercise, health information
online, home modifications, managed care, multiple chemical sensitivity,
polio, self-help, spinal cord injury, and women's issues.
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- Meeting
the Challenges of Aging with a Disability; Lessons Learned from
Post Polio and Stroke
- The proceedings
of a 1993 conference sponsored by the Rehabilitation Research
and Training Center on Aging in conjunction with Southern California
Post Polio Network Stroke Association of Southern California
and International Polio Network.
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- Rehabilitation
Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Aging
- Based at
the University at Buffalo, Center for Assistive Technology, the
Center provides research, device development, education, and
information relating to assistive technology for older persons
with disabilities. Its web site provides information about the
organization and its publications.
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- Rehabilitation Research
and Training Center (RRTC) on Aging with a Disability
- A collaborative
effort of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, the
University of Southern California, and the University of California,
Irvine, this federally funded center conducts research, trains
health care professionals, researchers and consumers, and disseminates
information about aging with a disability. Its web site includes
information about the center and its research projects and training
activities, information about job accommodation, fact sheets,
and related links.
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- Rehabilitation
Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Aging with Mental Retardation
- Part of
the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University
of Illinois, the Center is a federally funded resource for researchers,
planners, providers, self-advocates, families and students in
the field of aging and mental retardation. Its web site provides
information about the Center's publications, research projects,
and activities, and related links.
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Resources: Some General Sites on Aging
- American Association of Retired Persons
(AARP)
- GeroWeb
Virtual Library on Aging
- Kansas Elder Law Network
- National Association of Professioinal
Geriatric Care Managers
- Senior Sites (housing &
services)
- Thirdage
- U.S. Administration on Aging
(AOA)
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U.S.
Administration on Aging - Web Sites on Aging
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- Related
Subjects
Caregiving
- Long Term Care
- Specific Disabilities
- Women with Disabilities
Resources in your state
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