Public policy and age-related sensory loss
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The neglect of age-related sensory impairments with serious consequences by public policy, publicly supported policy and third-party payers is pointed out. Attempts made to create public policy that responds to the needs of older adults with complete or partial blindness make this evident.
Publication Name: Generations (San Francisco, California)
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0738-7806
Year: 2003
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Support group programs for partners of people with vision loss
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The awareness about specialized training and counseling services of vision rehabilitation meant to help people with vision impairment is very low. Support group programs that guide people willing to guide people willing to help those with vision impairment seek to address this problem.
Publication Name: Generations (San Francisco, California)
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0738-7806
Year: 2003
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A primer on hearing loss in the elderly
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Hearing loss among elderly people is a common and widespread phenomenon. A variety of interventions, treatment and technologies that might help the elderly combat hearing loss are presented along with the resulting communicative and psychological effects.
Publication Name: Generations (San Francisco, California)
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0738-7806
Year: 2003
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