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Learning Disabilities and Aging - Senior Life with LDs

Learn about the issues affecting senior adults with learning disabilities as they move toward retirement and their golden years. Explore issues about disabilities, learning, staying healthy, independent living, assisted living, and more.
Brain Training - Learning Disabled Adults May Benefit from Brain Training
Brain training is becoming popular among aging baby boomers and is stimulating a whole new marketing binge promoting high tech training devices to middle agers and senior citizens. Learn more about brain training, the science that supports it, and ways you can train your brain at home with things you probably already have around the house.
Learning Disabilities in Senior Citizens - Recognizing LDs in Senior Citizens
Learn about learning disabilities in senior citizens. If you or a loved one are facing learning disabilities after retirement, learn more about common concerns older adults with LDs may experience later in life. Learning disabled adults face challenges after retirement and throughout their senior years, but they also have unique strengths that can be an advantage. Learn about how learning disabilities may affect aging adults.
Deaf Senior Citizens - Senior Citizens Who Are Deaf
As the baby boomers age, one segment of the deaf community that is going to grow - bolstered by both the natural aging of deaf baby boomers and the baby boomers who lose hearing with age. This large population is going to need specialized nursing homes, organizations, retirement communities, and for some, specialized hospice services.
Assessing Risk-factors Among Elders with Disabilities
Yale University has developed an assessment to identify many issues that can lead to accidents and threaten seniors' independent living skills. Learn more about this assessment that examines learning impairments and other critical issues.
Learning Disabilities and Aging - Retirement - Senior Life with LDs
Adaptive and assistive technologies compensate for functional limitations in order to enhance and increase learning, independence, mobility, communication, environmental control and choice for adults and seniors with disabilities.
Senior Housing - Glossary of Common Senior Housing Terms
A senior's need for assistance with health care and daily tasks can vary widely. Fortunately, there are many different senior housing alternatives designed to address different levels of need.
Eldercare Locator - Find Senior Services Agencies
There are many elder care and other senior services available, but it can be challenging to find the right senior services in your area, and to know which agencies are trustworthy. Eldercare Locator can help.
Augmentative Communication - What is Augmentative Communication?
Augmentative communication is an alternative way to help students and adults with language disorders use expressive language or receptive language. Augmentative communication can be accomplished through assistive technology devices such as computers or hand held devices.
Social Security Primer
Since 1935, Social Security benefits have provided a dependable monthly income for retired persons, and disabled workers and their dependents. For some two-thirds of America's retirees, Social Security is the main source of income and the only source of income for the rest. Learn about Social Security Benefits for seniors and seniors with disabilities.
Missing Person - Missing Person Alerts for Seniors
Lawmakers in several U.S. states are exploring legislation that would enable police to issue local alerts for missing senior citizens without the usual 24-hour waiting period. Supporters say such laws are needed because seniors who turn up missing often suffer from Alzheimer's disease or have other medical conditions that leave them disoriented and in need of immediate assistance.
Senior Living - Information about Drugs and Herbal Dietary Supplements
Get information about prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and herbal dietary supplements, including safety, effectiveness and free medication.
Sex and Aging - How Aging Can Impact our Sexuality
Aging adults with disabilities are often happiest leading full lives, and that includes sexuality. Learn about sexuality and aging - - what to expect, and how to make the most of your love life in your golden years.
National Center for Learning Disabilities: Adults with LD Resources
Learning disabilities do not go away as a person matures, and you do not grow out of your learning disability when you become an adult. You're also likely to face new challenges in fulfilling your role as a family member, employee, spouse or citizen. Explore NCLD's informative articles for adults with LD.
The National Institute for Adult Literacy
This is a "no frills" website that offers good information for adults with learning disabilities. It includes articles and contact information for many helpful national, non-profit organizations for adults with LD.
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