Society and Aging

1 total work

Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities

by Claire Lavin and Kenneth J. Doka

Published 15 June 1999

Assesses the needs and lives of the first generation of people with developmental disabilities who have survived into later life. Describes the challenges facing practitioners in gerontology and developmental disabilities to modify programs designed for mid-life adults, and notes that senior services will need to incorporate the needs of the new po