DCOA E*News At-A-Glance
DCOA promotes and advocates active and healthy living for older adults to remain in their neighborhoods and communities for as long as possible. Since 1975, DCOA has been building networks of programs and services that improve their health, wellness, nutrition, mobility, safety and much more. Our Ecosystem helps to illustrate how DCOA works with public, private, and government partners to expand opportunities and implement best practices to meet the evolving needs of District residents as they age.
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The
Committee on Housing & Community Development will conduct a Budget
Oversight Hearing on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 120, the following agencies will testify on:
- Advisory Neighborhood Commission
- Interfaith Council
- Office of Religious Affairs
- Office of Veteran's Affairs
- Commission on Aging
- Office on Aging
Persons
wishing to testify about the performance of any of the foregoing agencies may
contact: Irene Kang, ikang@dccouncil.us
or by calling 202-724-8198.
 This program gives a 4 hour
break for caregivers of those with Alzheimer ’s disease, and related disorders
and people with dementia which included Intellectual/Developmental
Disabilities.
Participants engage in
interactive and stimulating activities with other participants and program
volunteers. Volunteers encourage and support active participation,
socialization, recreation, and fun!
Eligibility:
- Age 60 years or older
- Low to moderate income
- Has mild to moderate dementia
and/or memory loss
- D.C. resident (Priority given to
those in Wards 7 & 8)
- Needs minimal assistance with
prompting and/or cueing
For more information, please
contact the Information & Referral/Assistance (I&R/A) Unit at : (202) 724-5626
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The
District of Columbia Taxi Commission Accessibility Advisory Committee
(DCTC-AAC) is soliciting applications from qualified individuals interested in
filling vacancies on its Accessibility Advisory Committee. There may be
vacancies for public vehicle for-hire industry representatives, including
members of the taxi and transportation network company (TNC, e.g., Uber, Lyft,
Sidecar) operators, and company or association representatives. In addition,
there may be vacancies for advocates from the disability and older adult
communities.
The
DCTC AAC prepares reports and comments on ways to improve the accessibility of
public vehicle for-hire service for DC residents, workers, and visitors with
disabilities and older adults. City residents and industry representatives have
a lot to say about the accessibility of demand responsive transportation
services in the District. More importantly, they have a lot of good ideas to
share and are able to do so by becoming a part of, and participating as part
of, the ACC to make our city’s taxi and TNC service better.
For more information, please click here.
DCOA is
seeking centenarians age 100 or older to honor at an upcoming event to
celebrate the District's oldest residents. If you know of a centenarian
that should be honored, please make sure they are registered with the D.C.
Office on Aging. We would like to know their name, date of birth and
information on how to formally invite them to the event. To register a
D.C. resident who is a centenarian, please call 202-724-5622 or send an email
to darlene.nowlin@dc.gov.
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and it is the virus that causes AIDS. Unlike most viruses, like the common cold or flu, our immune systems cannot fight HIV. Once a patient is infected, they carry the virus for life.
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H – Human: This particular form of the virus infects only humans.
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I – Immunodeficiency: HIV weakens the immune system by attacking its most important cells.
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V – Virus: As a virus, HIV reproduces by taking over a healthy host cell.
HIV replicates in and then kills T-cells, a key player in our immune systems. If HIV destroys enough of these host cells, the immune system can no longer fight off basic infections and illnesses. Once an HIV-positive patient begins to suffer from opportunistic infections and diseases, like chronic dysentery, osteoporosis or skin infections, that patient is considered to have AIDS.
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A – Acquired: While you can be born with HIV, you are not born with AIDS — it is acquired after birth.
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I – Immuno: AIDS targets your immune system.
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D – Deficiency: AIDS is characterized by deficient immune responses.
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S – Syndrome: AIDS is not a singular disease, it is called a syndrome because it comes with a whole host of complications and symptoms.
For more information, please click here.
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