International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) Products and Services Locator
This new tool that replaces the ICAA Age-Friendly Fitness and Wellness Facility Locator will locate age-friendly fitness centers and programs that are open to the general public; 55-plus residence communities; health stores; and community services for people seeking indoor and outdoor community-based recreation and fitness programs.
For more information or to register your organization (for free), please visit: http://www.icaa.cc/facilitylocator.htm.
Empowering Women with Disabilities, NYU Physician, Summer 2006
Written by Eliza Strickland
Excerpt: "Shimmy, ladies, shimmy!" cheers the bellydancing instructor, her classroom filled with sunlight and Middle Eastern melodies. Her students, wearing beaded hip scarves, swivel their hips, twirl their torsos, and work up a sweat without ever leaving their chairs. None of them smiles more joyfully than Angela D'Arezzo . . .
To read the article go to http://communications.med.nyu.edu/files/communications/u2/summer2008_PatientStories.pdf
To find out more about the program described in this article, contact the Initiative for Women with Disabilities at (212) 598-6429 or go to http://www.med.nyu.edu/hjd/iwd/.
Inclusive Tourism and AT: And Away We Go, Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD), June-July 2008
For families of children with disabilities, taking a summer trip involves a great deal of planning and preparation. In this issue of the FCTD's News and Notes, Dr. Scott Rains is interviewed about the fast-emerging field of inclusive tourism and its impact on families of children with disabilities.
For the full story, go to http://www.fctd.info/resources/newsletters/index.php. For more information on the FCTD contact fctd@aed.org or go to http://www.fctd.info/.