Resources for Including Seniors with Disabilities
Here are some helpful resources to include senior volunteers and members with disabilities.
Please note: The content contained in these courses does not imply endorsement from the Corporation for National and Community Service, the National Service Inclusion Project or any of our partner agencies.
Training Materials
Please select this link to visit NSIP's Train-the-Trainer Manual.
Fact Sheet Handouts
- Foster Grandparents Sample Service Description
- Making Your Presentations Accessible to Everyone
- Volunteers with Disabilities in Senior Corps
- Disability Stories Issue Brief
PowerPoint Slides
Archived Webinars
- February 29, 2012: Including Seniors and Members with Acquired Disabilities
- Webinar Recording
- Seniors and Members with Acquired Disabilities PowerPoint
- CART Transcript
- Foster Grandparents of Delaware Website
- February 21, 2008: Recruiting Baby Boomers
- Promoting Volunteer Activities among Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities: Inclusion in Senior Corps
- February 25, 2004: Accommodations and Assistive Technology for Seniors and Older Adults
Please select this link to visit NSIP's Webinar Archive page.
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Technical Assistance Materials
Inclusion Weeklies
- Independent Living 7.1.11
- Seniors in Service 5.6.11
- Senior Volunteer with Obesity Case Study 4.15.11
- Seniors and Acquired Disabilities 11.4.2010
- National Senior Corps Week 9.16.10
- Engaging all Ages and Abilities in National Service 4.30.09
- Overcoming Barriers for Seniors with Disabilities 11.25.08
Frequently Asked Technical Assistance Questions
The technical assistance questions NSIP receives sometimes involve specific, personal information, with tailored results for the person or organization making the request. NSIP maintains confidentiality on all requests made. Accordingly, the technical assistance responses below provide only the general question received and answer given.
If you have a technical assistance question, or would like information on these or any other topics, please email NSIP at nsip@umb.edu.
Please select this link to visit NSIP's Inclusion Weekly Archive page.
Provider, Partner, and External Resources
CNCS and Resource Center Websites
- Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Website
- Senior Corps landing page
- Media Kit Materials on Seniors in Volunteering and Service
- Marketing Materials
- CNCS Inclusion Manual
- Accessibility Guidelines for Grantees
- Serve America Highlights- Silver Scholarship for Senior Corps Programs
- More to Give: Tapping the Talents of the Baby Boomer, Silent and Greatest Generations (PDF)
- The Boomers are Here (PDF)
- Engaging Baby Boomers in Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century
- National Service Blog: The Win-Win of Senior Volunteering
- The Resource Center Website
- Understanding physical and mental disabilities associated with an aging population
- Utilizing Volunteers with Disabilities in Senior Corps Programs
- Volunteer Connections: Creating an Accessible and Inclusive Environment
- Ask the Expert: Paula Sotnik - Volunteers with Disabilities - A Perspective from the UK
- Understanding physical and mental disabilities associated with an aging population
- Providing volunteer opportunities for homebound seniors
- Supervising Aging in Place Volunteers
- Providing Older Adults with Adaptive Products to Enable Them to Continue to Serve
- Ensuring Programmatic and Facility Accessibility in National and Community Service Programs
- Senior Corps' Facebook page
UCED Materials
National Center for Independent Living (NCIL)
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
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©The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is a training and technical assistance provider on disability inclusion, under a cooperative agreement (#08TAHMA001) from Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). NSIP partners with the Association on University Centers on Disability, National Council on Independent Living, Association on Higher Education and Disability and National Down Syndrome Congress to build connections between disability organizations and all CNCS grantees, including national directs, to increase the participation of people with disabilities in national service.