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Older Americans Suffer Access Limitations to Exercise Right to Vote
August 22, 2008
Newswise — The 2000 US presidential election clearly demonstrated how very important elections can be won by remarkably small numbers of votes. For older Americans – who vote in larger numbers than any other age group – there are significant barriers in exercising their right to vote. Jason Karlawish, MD, associate professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, recommends that to help break down the logistical and geographical voting barriers many older Americans face, the United States must develop a model for mobile polling.
Neglecting the Voting Rights of Seniors
Election officials, said Karlawish, have paid limited attention to two key issues: assuring that residents of long-term care facilities have access to the ballot, and preventing unscrupulous persons from exploiting their vote. Twenty-nine states do not have voting guidelines to accommodate residents of long-term care facilities. An increasingly larger number of Americans with cognitive impairments – ranging from mild to severe – live in long-term care settings such as assisted living facilities and nursing homes.
"Elderly voters – especially elderly voters who live in long-term care settings – are at the mercy of others when it comes to exercising their right to vote," said Karlawish. Due to geographical distances, the lack of transportation to polling sites, and the lack of assistance to absentee ballot applications, it is other people who decide whether or not older Americans with issues of mobility can vote.
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Small Digital Hearing Aid Cures Big Hearing Loss Problems For Baby Boomers
August 22, 2008
Cornelius, NC (WebWire) -- HearPod hearing aids president Randy Wohlers, BC-HIS, http://www.myhearpod.com announced today the introduction of the ultra-comfortable HearPod HearPal, a state-of-the-art hearing aid for people who don’t need a prescriptive hearing aid but need a quality hearing device for occasional use.
The new HearPal hearing aid is a two channel digital hearing aid that includes a knob volume control making it very easy to change loudness for each hearing environment plus it includes noise reduction and feedback manager technology for superior sound quality.
It is estimated that one in ten Americans suffer from hearing loss. Are you among them? Millions of baby boomers are now paying for many carefree years of listening to loud music or playing in rock bands. Theirs is also the first generation experiencing the devastating effects of prolonged exposure to loud sounds such as electric appliances, lawn mowers, power tools and recreational vehicles.
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