Aging and Disability: Beyond Stereotypes to Inclusion: Proceedings of a Workshop (2018)
Chapter: Front Matter
AGING AND DISABILITY
Beyond Stereotypes
to Inclusion
PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP
Caroline M. Cilio and Tracy A. Lustig, Rapporteurs
Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence
Board on Health Sciences Policy
Health and Medicine Division
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
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PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR A WORKSHOP ON DISRUPTING STEREOTYPES OF AGING AND DISABILITY: SOCIETAL IMPACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE1
NANCY LUNDEBJERG (Chair), Chief Executive Officer, American Geriatrics Society
MARGARET CAMPBELL, Consultant, Campbell & Associates Consulting
JOHN DOVIDIO, Car Iver Hovland Professor of Psychology and Public Health, Yale University
JANNI LEHRER-STEIN, Independent Consultant on Disability Policy and Advocacy
BECCA LEVY, Professor of Epidemiology and Psychology, Yale University
BRENDAN MCCARTHY, Director of the Fashion Design Program for Systems and Materiality and Assistant Professor of Fashion, Parsons School of Design
REBECCA STOECKLE, Vice President, Health and Human Development Division, Education Development Center
Project Staff
TRACY A. LUSTIG, Forum Director (from July 2017)
SARAH DOMNITZ, Forum Director (until July 2017)
CAROLINE M. CILIO, Senior Program Assistant
ANDREW M. POPE, Director, Board on Health Sciences Policy
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1 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s planning committees are solely responsible for organizing the workshop, identifying topics, and choosing speakers. The responsibility for the published Proceedings of a Workshop rests with the workshop rapporteurs and the institution.
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FORUM ON AGING, DISABILITY, AND INDEPENDENCE1
TERRY T. FULMER (Co-Chair), The John A. Hartford Foundation
FERNANDO TORRES-GIL (Co-Chair), Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles
JAMES C. APPLEBY, The Gerontological Society of America
JOHN AUERBACH, Trust for America’s Health
MARIE BERNARD, National Institute on Aging
KENNETH BRUMMEL-SMITH, American Geriatrics Society and Florida State University College of Medicine
JULIE BYNUM, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
MARGARET L. CAMPBELL, Campbell & Associates, Consultants in Aging, Disability, and Technology Research and Policy
THOMAS E. EDES, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
ROBERT ESPINOZA, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
STEVE EWELL, Consumer Technology Association Foundation
DONNA FICK, The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing
KATHY GREENLEE, Center for Practical Bioethics
ROBERT JARRIN, Qualcomm Inc.
SUSAN JENKINS, Administration for Community Living
JANNI LEHRER-STEIN, Disability Policy Consultant and Advocate
SARAH RUIZ, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
PRABHJOT SINGH, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System
KATIE SMITH SLOAN, LeadingAge
JACK W. SMITH, U.S. Department of Defense
REBECCA STOECKLE, Education Development Center
ERWIN TAN, AARP
MICHELLE M. WASHKO, Health Resources and Services Administration
Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence Staff
TRACY A. LUSTIG, Forum Director (from July 2017)
SARAH DOMNITZ, Forum Director (until July 2017)
CAROLINE M. CILIO, Senior Program Assistant
GOOLOO WUNDERLICH, Senior Program Officer
ANDREW M. POPE, Director, Board on Health Sciences Policy
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1 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s forums do not issue, review, or approve individual documents. The responsibility for the published Proceedings of a Workshop rests with the workshop rapporteurs and the institution.
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Reviewers
This Proceedings of a Workshop was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published proceedings as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings:
JAMES C. APPLEBY, The Gerontological Society of America
DONNA FICK, The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing
WALTER R. FRONTERA, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
SUSAN PESCHIN, Alliance for Aging Research
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the content of the proceedings, nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this proceedings was overseen by DAVID B. REUBEN, University of California, Los Angeles. He was responsible for making certain
that an independent examination of this proceedings was carried out in accordance with standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the rapporteurs and the National Academies.
Contents
Organization of the Proceedings
The Social Model of Disability
What Makes a Wheelchair a Wheelchair?
Engaging People with Disabilities in the Design Process
3 EXPLORING THE STATE OF THE KNOWLEDGE ON STEREOTYPES AND THEIR IMPACT
Benefits and Determinants of Age Stereotypes
