Cornucopia Of Disability Information:
Aging

Aging has a collection of documents originating with The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Aging With a Disability. Meeting the Challenges of Aging with a Disability is a collection of informative documents and presentations from a 1993 conference on Aging, Post Polio, and Stroke. The Resource List focuses on wellness, self-care, exercise, and aging with a disability. It is specifically compiled for people with disabilities and their families and includes articles, audio cassettes, bibliographies, books, conference proceedings, newsletters, papers, registries, resources and videos.

The below full-text articles are available in the CODI Archives. They were reproduced with permission of Life, a publication of The National Spinal Cord Injury Association.

• Aging Bodies... Changing Needs
• Intimacy, Relationships, Aging, and Spinal Cord Injury
• SCI - spouses and other long term care givers

Helpful Products for Older Persons Series

• Helpful Products for Older Persons: Devices for Leisure Activities 1996 - Many devices are available to help us engage in leisure activities despite physical limitations.
• Helpful Products for Older Persons: Telephones and Accessories 1994 - The telephone is changing to meet the needs of older persons with disabilities.
• Helpful Products for Older Persons: Wheelchairs & Scooters 1997 - Buying a wheelchair is a significant decision. This booklet explains how to select and be fitted for a wheelchair or scooter.
• Helpful Products for Older Persons: Canes & Walkers 1994 - The most common devices used for walking are canes and walkers, which provide support and balance. This booklet describes several types of canes and walkers, and gives general instructions for their use.

More Valuable Aging Resources:

• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) -- information for older persons in the "Getting Answers" section of its website.
• american retirement communities in mexico
• Anxiety - Anxiety, Depression and ADHD related information.
• Bath Lift - Bathing just got easier with these Bath Lifts
• Best of the Web - Aging
• Eldercare Web
• Empire Homecare Resources -- home healthcare resources for seniors and caregivers
• Ethnic Elders Care Network -- a comprehensive presentation of information about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among ethnic minority elders in the United States.
• Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- links to many aging-related federal agencies, associations and academic centers.
• Health Care manufacturers connect with independent sales reps
• International Federation on Aging -- assisting the well-being of elders.
• International Federation of Little Brothers of the Poor - Friends of the Elderly -- national, nonprofit organization committed to relieving isolation and loneliness among the elderly.
• National Council on the Aging -- current news and information on elderly issues.
• National Family Caregiver's Association (NFCA)
• Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Aging With a Disability
• Social Security Benefit Information
• Social Security Disability Benefits – Free Disability Case evaluation, Information and FAQs on SSDI and SSI how to apply, appeal and win Social Security Disability Benefits.
• Homeowners Insurance Quotes
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• Third Age (message boards)
• UK Links directory - uk links directory listing uk websites covering aging.
• U.S. Administration on Aging -- current news and information on elderly issues.
• U.S. Census Bureau (Department of Commerce) -- information on people, business, and geography.
• U.S. National Institute on Aging -- one of the National Institutes on Health