by Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging Twenty-three years ago, today, we celebrated one of the disability community’s most significant civil rights victories. On June 22, 1999, the landmark Supreme Court decision in Olmstead vs L.C. held that people of all ages with disabilities have the right to live and receive support […]
Summary: June is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness month. There are currently about 12 million Americans living with PTSD in the United States. WHAT IS PTSD? June is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness month. For some individuals, PTSD develops after a scary or distressing event, and it is typical for these individuals to
9 PERSONAL LESSONS FROM MY CAREGIVING JOURNEY I am not an expert in dementia, it found me. One June day in 2009, my mother had her first bout with confusion…about her birthday and when it was. For the next 10 years, I went on a dementia journey with my mom. Like many of you, I found myself
