Aging Archives

Older Americans Month: Exploring Health and Vision in Aging 

Posted on May 1, 2024 - 2:36 pm by Pris Rogers

Welcome to May and the celebration of Older Americans Month! The theme for 2024, “Powered by Connection,” highlights the vital role that meaningful relationships and social connections play in enhancing our health and well-being. May is also Healthy Vision Month. Thus, in this blog, we will explore an overview of several topics featured in the […]

Reframing Aging and Blindness/ Low Vision

Posted on March 27, 2024 - 12:14 pm by Pris Rogers

older person smiling and a younger person embracing them

As we approach Older Americans Month and Healthy Vision Month in May, let’s reflect on the progress in achieving the desired long-term outcomes in the Theory of Change (TOC), adopted by the Aging and Vision Loss National Coalition (AVLNC) in 2019. When first established through VisionServe Alliance (VSA), the Coalition sought to lay out the […]

AMD & Low Vision Awareness Month: Preventing Falls

Posted on February 7, 2024 - 1:20 pm by Pris Rogers

Person using white cane while walking outside

February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month. It is an opportunity to highlight current research on AMD, other eye conditions, and falls. Fall Risk and Low Vision A recent British study finds people with cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are at a 33% greater risk of falls or fractures […]

Older Driver Safety Awareness Week 2023

Posted on December 6, 2023 - 10:01 am by Madison White

Older adult driving with an older passenger

Thanks to our partners at the Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety (ChORUS), we are sharing this piece about Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. During the holiday season and throughout the year, we all want those in our community to be safe. Help us get the word out for Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (ODSAW). […]

Share Your Story About Aging and Vision Loss

Posted on August 9, 2023 - 7:48 pm by Pris Rogers

The Administration on Community Living is updating the Older Americans Act (OAA) regulations. The Act has been updated a few times, but the regulations have yet to be updated in 35 years! Comments on the rules are due by August 15 and can be submitted online or by mail. (see instructions below) The Problem The […]