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Tag Archives: aging
CONAPAM and Costa Rica’s Older Adults
The National Council of the Elderly (CONAPAM, according to its initials in Spanish) (Spanish) is Costa Rica’s governing body on aging and older adults. As such, CONAPAM formulates national policies and plans and promotes, executes, evaluates, and coordinates the development … Continue reading
Posted in Organization, Spanish
Tagged aging, care, civil rights, CONAPAM, Disabilities, disability, families, older adults, services, Spanish
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Physical Therapy: A Brief History
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines physical therapy (PT) as “therapy for the preservation, enhancement, or restoration of movement and physical function impaired or threatened by disease, injury, or disability that utilizes therapeutic exercise, physical modalities (such as massage and electrotherapy), assistive … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for August 2017
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What resources, research, and information are available to help people with disabilities age with success? This edition of Answered … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged AARP, aging, cognitive disabilities, Disabilities, Discapnet, education, employment, health and wellness, Healthy Aging, mental health, mobility disabilities, NCOA, NIDILRR, nutrition, participation, physical disabilities, rehabiliktation, retirement, successful aging, technology, televideo, transition
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Cataract Awareness Month
June is Cataract Awareness Month, which is sponsored by Prevent Blindness America. A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens which blocks or changes the passage of light into the eye. Signs and symptoms of cataracts include blurred vision, … Continue reading
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
Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 