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Advocacy
Resources
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Staying Healthy
Fact Sheets for Healthy Aging, (2005). Pederson, E. & Nelis, T.
The RRTCADD’s Facts for Healthy Aging , educates adults with disabilities about health conditions and impairments
that typically occur in later life. Each fact sheet provides a concise and understandable explanation of the cause,
symptoms and treatments of a specific health condition. These fact sheets were adapted from the “Age Pages” series
for the general population developed by the National Institute on Aging.
Currently available fact sheets are:
Advocating for Community Living
Use of State Institutions for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Illinois. Nelis, T. & Rizzolo, M. (2006). Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago and State of the States Project, University of Colorado.