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Active Living for All Ages: “Creating Neighborhoods Around Transit” shows how transit-oriented development (TOD) facilitates the independence and mobility of older adults. This new six-minute video features conversations with residents, local officials and experts in TOD in Arlington, Virginia—a walkable, mixed-use community with access to a variety of public transit options, entertainment and recreation, and basic services such as shopping and medical services. Produced by AARP’s Public Policy Institute in collaboration with Streetfilms, the video highlights design features that create [...]
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By Michael Leite, P.E.
Universal design has been defined as building environments that are accessible by anyone regardless of their physical limitations or disabilities. Much of the universal[...]
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Nicknamed "Granny Nav", the technology is being developed as part of a 12 million pound ($19.34 million) program by the UK's Research Council to help the elderly better navigate while driving.
"For[...]
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The initiative represents a new approach to community outreach created by the Berks County AAA. It is designed to help older adults, their families and caregivers in underserved areas in the county by[...]
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I have been neglecting this blog lately, so I figured I might share a recurring theme that I have been speaking about recently at events and expos.
Based on conversations with our readers and my[...]
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AFrame Digital announced today that the National Institute on Aging, part of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded the company a Phase II
Small Business Innovation Research[...]
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Theirs is a love story that most dream of having. Don and Polly Petersen met at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, where she was an art student and he was pursuing a degree in Engineering.
“He[...]
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Project Will Assess Effectiveness of Affordable Housing Settings for Providing Services and Reducing Costs
The LeadingAge Center for Applied Research has received a grant from the John D. and[...]
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AARP Foundation is working to win back opportunity for struggling Americans 50+ by being a force for change on the most serious issues they face today: housing, hunger, income and isolation. By[...]
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