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Human Development Institute, 2010
Those who compiled and updated the information in this guide invite readers to take a second look at its title. In previous editions, it was assumed that it's called "Those of Us Disabled" but this time it is not because it is meant to make the reader think about how the label of disability is used and misused. The last word of the title…
Descriptors: Guides, Human Services, Public Agencies, Mental Retardation
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Adelman, Richard C. – Gerontologist, 1995
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) invests a disproportionately large share of its resources in research on Alzheimer's Disease at the expense of other interests of the broader scientific community in gerontology. Complex social forces that continue to shape this outcome embrace discipline-specific traditions of science advocacy, as well as…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease, Chronic Illness
Anderson, Deborah, Ed.; And Others – IMPACT, 1993
This feature issue of a bulletin on community integration points out the challenge of making service systems more familiar with and responsive to the needs of older adults with developmental disabilities and their families. It includes articles with the following titles and authors: "Living on the Edge" (Arthur Campbell, Jr.); "Aging and…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease