Post Grad Opps. Service Learning U-Comm. Raising awareness and sensitivity to these marginalized groups involve not only active volunteering in nursing homes and participating in education for disabled individuals, but also encompass the recognition of issues that face each population. Senior adults suffer from prolonged diseases such as the Alzheimer s disease and mental illnesses, forcing them to deal with the concept of death and dying every day.
Disabled individuals live with a stigma affixed by society.
The question of access stretches extensively beyond just the construction handicapped parking and ramps. Striving toward raising awareness to all of these issues is not entirely accomplished by education but also through active lifestyles. By the year 2030, there will be about 70 million older persons, more than twice their number in 1996. About 3.4 million senior adults were below the poverty level in 1996. Multiple sclerosis is one of the most common neurological diseases, affecting as many as 500,000 people in the U.S. alone.