Next Avenue Special Report: Aging with Disabilities in America
Next Avenue has produced a special report presented by The John A. Hartford Foundation on "Aging with Disabilities in America."
Americans with disabilities are living longer lives. Yet, medical and long-term care providers are often not adequately trained to care for this growing population, who often have very complex needs. This new special report series, "Aging with Disabilities in America," aims to explore the intersection of aging and disability through engaging conversations with researchers, academics, families and those living (and aging) with disabilities.
In the special report's introductory article, "Reflections on Disability Histories," a disability advocate parses out the histories of disability in America and their relationship to aging and notes that, "it remains vitally important for Disabled people to be involved in the sharing and archiving of our Disability histories, in order to honor, highlight and celebrate the expertise and experience of Disabled individuals and communities — including older adults."
Articles in this series include:
- Growing Number of Adults with Down Syndrome Also Develop Alzheimer's
- Creating a Forever Home for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Why Some Adults with Developmental Disabilities Become Wards of the State
- Aging and Disability Often Intersect, But Safety Support Systems May Not
- Reflections on Disability Histories
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