Disability and Aging
Author | : Jeffrey Steven Kahana |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 1626375909 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781626375901 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: What is the lived experience of previously healthy older adults as they face disability in late life, and how is disability assimilated in their identity? How do prevailing practices facilitate¿or limit¿options for elders living with new disabilities? To address these questions, Jeffrey Kahana and Eva Kahana uniquely synthesize disability and gerontological perspectives to explore both the unfolding challenges of aging and the practices and policies that can enhance the lives of older adults. Jeffrey S. Kahana is associate professor of history and codirector of the Center on Aging and Policy at Mount Saint Marry College. Eva Kahana is Distinguished University Professor and Pierce T. and Elizabeth D. Robson Professor of the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University, where she also is director of the Elderly Care Research Center.