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Senior living: Wheelchair? Hearing aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No way
A national survey found over two-thirds of Americans aged 75+ report disabilities but fewer than 20% identify as disabled, limiting access to ADA accommodations.
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OC RegisterSenior living: Wheelchair? Hearing aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No way
By Paula Span, KFF Health News In her house in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Barbara Meade said, “there are walkers and wheelchairs and oxygen and cannulas all over the place.” Barbara, 82, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, so a portable oxygen tank accompanies her everywhere. Spinal stenosis limits her mobility, necessitating the walkers and wheelchairs — and considerable help from her husband, Dennis. “I know I need hearing aids,” Barbara adde…
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