{"289171":{"#nid":"289171","#data":{"type":"event","title":"National Association of the Deaf 52nd Biennial Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the nation\u0027s premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America.\u0026nbsp; This year\u2019s conference took place in Atlanta, Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETechSAge was highlighted in the following workshop:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESingleton, J. (2014, July). \u003Cem\u003EHealthy Aging in the Deaf Community\u003C\/em\u003E. Workshop to be presented at the conference of the National Association of the Deaf. Atlanta, GA. July 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Abstract:\u0026nbsp; Our nation is paying greater attention to the health challenges faced by the aging population\u2014including 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 (\u003Cem\u003ETechSAge\u003C\/em\u003E) investigating how different disability communities experience these challenges.\u0026nbsp; We \u003Cem\u003Eengage with those communities\u003C\/em\u003E to develop ideas for new technologies and solutions to \u003Cstrong\u003Epromote healthy aging\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp; How can our Deaf community best manage increasing health, mobility, vision, and memory challenges?\u0026nbsp; Let\u2019s discuss!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the conference, please visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/new.nad.org\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/new.nad.org\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The National Association of the Deaf 52nd Biennial Conference, July 1-5, Atlanta, GA"}],"uid":"27384","created_gmt":"2014-04-08 10:37:59","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:07:30","author":"Summer Ienuso","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-07-01T05:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-07-05T05:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-07-05T05:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-07-01 09:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-07-05 09:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-07-05 09:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"278701","name":"TechSAge"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESummer Ienuso\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:summer.ienuso@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESummer.ienuso@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}