The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has a new toll-free helpline number, 855-787-2227, to provide information for passengers with disabilities and medical conditions and their families before they fly.åÊ They recommend calling 72 hours in advance to learn what to expect at security checkpoints.åÊ They will also be able to coordinate...
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Quality of Life for Disabled Elderly Tied to Dignity and Autonomy (VIDEO)
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Quality of Life for Disabled Elderly Tied to Dignity and Autonomy
Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), studying multi-cultural residents at San Francisco’s On Lok Lifeways program, concluded that quality of life for disabled elderly people is most closely tied to two factors: a sense of dignity and a sense...
More Middle-aged Americans Reporting Mobility Disabilities
More older, middle-aged Americans are reporting serious mobility-related disabilities and difficulties performing activities of daily living than ever before. Researchers at the RAND Corporation and the University of Michigan looked at responses to the ÛÏ1997 to 2007 National Health Interview Survey,Û and found a significant increase in the number of...