Is Illinois Prepared for an Aging Population of People with Disabilities?
For example, medical advocates have significantly increased the life expectancy of people with developmental disabilities. Many parents who have kept their children out of institutions are themselves getting to the point that they need assistance themselves. They are scared to death that community-based housing, programs and services for their daughters and sons are too scarce. They are scared that their older adult daughters and sons – who were able to live independently with their assistance – may now face the prospect of a nursing home or other institutional setting. Similarly, medical advances have increased life expectancies for people with all types of disabilities and more and more older Illinoisans are experiencing “disabling conditions” without there being any real increases in community-based housing, programs and services. As discussed extensively throughout this newsletter, the Olmstead decision mandates each state to develop a “comprehensive effective working plan” to prev
Related Questions
- Do People with Developmental Disabilities Experience Vision Changes that Are Different From Those That the General Population Experiences?
- How do people with intellectual disabilities/mental retardation age compared to the general population?
- Is Illinois Prepared for an Aging Population of People with Disabilities?
