Aging and Developmental Disability

Current Research, Programming, and Practice Implications

Joy Hammel, Susan Nochajski (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

112 Seiten

2001
Routledge (Verlag)
9780789010407 (ISBN)

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Aging and Developmental Disability: Current Research, Programming, and Practice Implications explores research findings and their implications for practice in relation to normative and disability-related aging experiences and issues. This valuable book discusses the effectiveness of specific interventions targeted toward aging adults with developmental disabilities such as Down's Syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, and epilepsy, and offers suggestions for practice and future research in this area.

Joy Hammel, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Assistant Professor in the Departments of Occupational Therapy and Disability and Human Development, and on the faculty of the Joint Doctoral Program in Disability Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She received her PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her BS in Occupational Therapy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Hammel has worked as an OTR for over 13 years, served as past Chair of the American Occupational Therapy Special Interest Section, and is currently Principal Investigator on several federal research grants. Her research focuses on the supports and barriers to community living experienced by disabled people and older adults, including the long term use, outcomes, and funding of assistive technology and environmental interventions. Susan M. Nochajski, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Dr. Nochajski has BS and MS degrees in Occupational Therapy and a PhD in Special Education from the University at Buffalo. She has over twenty years of clinical experience in occupational therapy working primarily with persons of all ages with developmental disabilities. Dr. Nochajski’s current research interests involve the use and functional impact of assistive technology by persons with disabilities,.particularly by persons with intellectual disabilities as they age and by students with disabilities as they transition from secondary education to adult settings.

Contents

Introduction: Aging and Developmental Disability: Current Research, Programming, and Practice Implications
The Impact of Age-Related Changes on the Functioning of Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Overview of Health Issues of Older Women with Intellectual Disabilities
Assistive Technology and Environmental Intervention (AT-EI) Impact on the Activity and Life Roles of Aging Adults with Developmental Disabilities: Findings and Implications for Practice
Supporting Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Families in Planning and Advocacy: A Literature Review
Challenges to Aging in Place: The Elder Adult with MR/DD
Aging and Developmental Disability Information Resources
Index
Reference Notes Included

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.3.2001
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 212 mm
Gewicht	210 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-13	9780789010407 / 9780789010407
Zustand	Neuware