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Tag Archives: aging
Show your purple for Alzheimer’s disease
Did you know that June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 47 million people around the world have some form of dementia and there are over 7 million new diagnoses every year. … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community – January 2017
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. NIDILRR Projects: The Community for All Project to Develop a Series of Six Online Toolkits to Improve Community Living and Participation for People … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged advocacy, aging, aging with developmental disabilities, aging with IDD, aging with intellectual disabilities, community living, community participation, dementia, developmental disabilities, economic self-sufficiency, health advocacy guidelines, high school students, IDD, IEP meetings, intellectual disabilities, parents, preventing violence, self-advocacy, self-advocacy skills, self-determination, self-determination skills, sexual advocacy, strategies
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Is there a difference between recreational therapy and activity programs?
Recently, we wrote about recreational therapy. However, if you have visited a long-term care center or similar facility, you may have heard of their activity program. You might be wondering: Are activity programs the same as recreational therapy? There are … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for November 2016
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged aging, caregiver, caregiver stress, caregiving, cultural perspective, depression and caregiving, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, education of caregivers, intellectual disabilities, NIDILRR, people with disabilities, research, SCI, Spanish, Spanish-language, technology
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Thank You, Caregivers!
This week, more than ever, we are thankful for the men and women who support loved ones with disabilities. More than 43.5 million people provide care to an adult or child in the US, according to the National Alliance for … Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, caregivers, caregiving, family supports
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You Can Be #Fit4Function as You Age with a Disability
We’ve said it over and over: Thanks to advances in treatment and technology, people with disabilities are living longer. As a result, more people with disabilities are moving into “senior-hood” and may be experiencing age-related conditions, such as arthritis or vision loss, … Continue reading
Aging Well Means Taking Care of Your (Mental) Health
May is both Older Americans Month and Mental Health Month. Aging well means more than just taking care of your body, eating right, and exercising. Aging well also includes taking care of your mental health. The National Coalition on Mental … Continue reading
Translating Evidence-Based Practices to Community Settings for People Aging with Disabilities and their Caregivers
Please join the Administration for Community Living for a webinar, “Translating Evidence-Based Practices to Community Settings for People Aging with Disabilities and their Caregivers: Gaps and Opportunities” on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016: 1:00 to 2:30pm (ET). Meeting agenda: Introductory remarks from … Continue reading
Aging Well with a Disability? Go For It!
The National Institute on Aging has declared September 2015 Go4Life Month, focusing attention on the health benefits of exercise and physical activity for older adults. Exercise and physical activity can help improve physical fitness, strength, and balance; can reduce feelings … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, exercise, Go4Life, physical fitness, wellness
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Older Americans Month: Get Into the Act!
May plays host to a wide range of health-related observances, among them Older Americans Month! The Administration for Community Living is marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Older Americans Act with the theme Get Into the Act focusing … Continue reading
Posted in Project, Right Resources Right Now
Tagged aging, community engagement, older americans month, participation
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