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2. Disability treatments in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the early 20th century, new inventions regarding treatment were integrated into United States treatment centers such as the lobotomy and hydrotherapy techniques. Towards the end of the century, reform movements regarding disability rights affected treatment plans and hospitals. The federal government got involved in funding and providing ...

3. A unified approach to Alzheimer's: Key legislative wins for 2024

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   According to the Alzheimer's Association and the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 6.9 million Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's. ... The economic burden of dementia ...

4. List of disability organizations - Wikipedia

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   American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) (1876) – AAIDD are promoters for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services.

5. Services and supports for people with disabilities - Wikipedia

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   According to the Americans with disabilities act, people with disabilities are guaranteed equal opportunities when it comes to public accommodation, jobs, transportation, [6] government services and telecommunications. These allow for Americans with disabilities to be able to live as normal lives as possible apart from their disadvantage.

6. Nursing home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Young adults and many elders would prefer to obtain services at home. Those providing services are nurse's aides, personal assistance services, home health caregivers or home caregivers, "support aides", peer companions, and social day care in senior centers. They are somewhat reimbursed in insurance policies.

7. Nearly $1 billion in funds left unspent by centers for ... - AOL

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   Nearly $1 billion allocated for services for Californians with disabilities was ultimately returned to the state, even as some disabled people said they needed more help.

8. About 4% of US adults age 65 and older have a dementia ...

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   Some 4% of U.S. adults aged 65 and older say they have been diagnosed with dementia, a rate that reached 13% for those at least 85-years old, according to a report of a national survey released on ...

9. Disability in the United States - Wikipedia

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   People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...