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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the nation's premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America. This year’s conference took place in Atlanta, Georgia.
TechSAge was highlighted in the following workshop:
Singleton, J. (2014, July). Healthy Aging in the Deaf Community. Workshop to be presented at the conference of the National Association of the Deaf. Atlanta, GA. July 2014.
Abstract: Our nation is paying greater attention to the health challenges faced by the aging population—including management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, coping with declines in cognitive functioning such as dementia. Are the proposed solutions and initiatives designed to address these challenges accessible and culturally appropriate for the Deaf Community? Georgia Tech leads a research effort (TechSAge) investigating how different disability communities experience these challenges. We engage with those communities to develop ideas for new technologies and solutions to promote healthy aging. How can our Deaf community best manage increasing health, mobility, vision, and memory challenges? Let’s discuss!
For more information about the conference, please visit: http://new.nad.org/
