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Women with disabilities aging well : a global view / Patricia Noonan Walsh, Barbara LeRoy.
- Title
- Women with disabilities aging well : a global view / Patricia Noonan Walsh, Barbara LeRoy.
- Author
- Walsh, Patricia Noonan, 1944-
- Publication
- Baltimore, MD : Paul H. Brookes Pub., c2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | RA564.89 .W356 2004 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- LeRoy, Barbara
- Description
- xvii, 166 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "What do women with intellectual disabilities experience as they age - and what can service providers and researchers learn from their stories? These questions are the focus of this book, which weaves informative research with the oral histories of more than 160 women in 18 countries. Emphasizing that disability is not a disease, the authors use their research and the women's diverse personal stories to explore contributing factors to healthy aging. Readers will review statistics and discover how women with disabilities around the world manage the everyday issues they face, including: economic factors such as securing employment, controlling finances, and budgeting for living arrangements; personal issues such as grooming, mobility, and support systems; health and nutrition; recreation; relationships with family members and friends; and overall quality of life." "The authors also examine the influence of disability polices and programs on all of these factors and suggest future directions."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Developmental Disabilities
- Women's Health
- Persons with Mental Disabilities
- Quality of Life
- Developmental Disabilities > Aged
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Women
- Persons with Mental Disabilities > Aged
- Women with mental disabilities > Health and hygiene > Cross-cultural studies
- Women with mental disabilities > Social conditions > Cross-cultural studies
- Older women > Mental health > Cross-cultural studies
- Aging > Cross-cultural studies
- Aged
- Aged > Personal Narratives
- Aged, 80 and over
- Genre/Form
- Personal Narrative
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-153) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Successful aging : an international perspective-- Collective information and stories -- Economic and personal safety nets -- Health -- Social roles -- A sense of well-being -- Aging well : policy, practice, and research implications.
- ISBN
- 1557667152
- LCCN
- ^^2004002553
- OCLC
- 54408468
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library