Aging of people with disabilities: cross-cutting issues and the physical environment
The life expectancy of people with disabilities has increased remarkably in recent decades. As a result, many people with disabilities are today facing issues relating to aging. Addressing these issues calls for a comprehensive, cross-cutting environment-based approach that can take the complexity of every situation into account. Aging in people with disabilities is a phenomenon that is rarely studied, little known and hard to measure. The needed coordination of responsibilities, guarantees about access to services and overall conditions to facilitate socialization are clearly wanting, both for people with disabilities facing issues of aging and for their immediate caregivers.