ABA Commission on Law and Aging

The mission of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging is to educate and advocate to protect the rights and dignity of adults as they age.

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#continuinglegaleducation #legaleducation #freecle #endoflifeplanning #estateplanning #healthcarelaw #physicianlawyercollaboration #healthlawcle #health #endoflife #advancedirective #funeralplanning #organdonation #aging

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Join us for a conversation between a #physician and a #lawyer about end-of-life #planning, including #funeral planning. Learn how advance directives actually unfold in the hospital and how lawyers and physicians view #capacity through different lenses.

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Learn more and register now: https://t.co/SZTbvvyMl9

Panelists: Laura Mosqueda (@KeckMedicineUSC) and Tanya D. Marsh (@WFULawSchool)
Moderator: @JessicaLBrock (@ABAesq @ABALawandAging)
Presented by the ABA Commission on Law and Aging (@ABALawandAging @ABACLE) #cle

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Applications are now being accepted for the Elder Justice College Ambassadors. More information and application can be found here: https://t.co/5JRyV280gb.

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We collaborated with the @ABAesq Commission on Homelessness and Poverty to design a resource hub for advocates supporting older adults at risk of poverty and homelessness. 🔗https://t.co/yBEiqPRNfN

#law #aging #homelessness #poverty #aba #stabilityinaging #elderlaw #housing

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We collaborated with the @ABAesq Commission on Homelessness and Poverty to design a resource hub for advocates supporting older adults at risk of poverty and homelessness. 🔗https://t.co/yBEiqPRNfN

#law #aging #homelessness #poverty #aba #stabilityinaging #elderlaw #housing

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Major legislation focused on protecting access to the polls for people living with disabilities has only come in the last 40 years. Learn what the ABA is doing to help: https://t.co/LuqGOfqo5F

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Oct. 9 is Ageism Awareness Day. Let’s #TalkAboutAgeism and reframe how we talk about aging and older adults. https://t.co/7udFhVV5sS #AgeismAwarenessDay @ASAging

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Today, we share another article by COLA Senior Attorney Jessica Brock on the disproportionate effect voter ID laws have on older adults and other vulnerable populations. https://t.co/TbZ6PKnIho

#abacola #aging #law #vote #voting #election2024 #voterid #democracy 3/3

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The Commission on Law and Aging has been hard at work to educate voters about the electoral process, including our partnership with the ABA Standing Committee on Election Law to bring you the Empowering Every Voter education series. https://t.co/reGWXPw0o9 1/3

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Earlier this week, we posted an article about accessibility and the electoral process. https://t.co/lhPKwTMKVZ 2/3

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Former COLA Director David Godfrey reviewed @kpopeatty Karren Pope-Onwukwe's new book "Life Is Filled with Swift Transitions." Karren is Chair of the ABA Senior Lawyers Division and a Liaison to COLA.

Review and link to buy the book here: https://t.co/uximzkAwRu

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Senior Attorney/Chief Counsel Jessica Brock wrote about ensuring accessibility in the electoral process for the September issue of ABA Senior Lawyers Division's Voice of Experience.

Read her article here: https://t.co/La9x67K7HK

#aging #law #accessibility #election2024 #voting

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Meet our 2024-25 Commissioners!

Introducing Kyle Page!

Kyle is a board-certified geriatric psychologist. He became involved with the Commission as part of the writing team for Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacities: A Handbook for Lawyers. https://t.co/fhVatszRtn

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For aging pet owners, the fates of their pets after they can no longer care for them can constitute a tremendous source of anxiety. A pet trust is a tool that can help alleviate this anxiety. Learn more in the latest issue of BIFOCAL. https://t.co/0tScvtMStI

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Meet our 2024-25 Commissioners!

Introducing Magistrate Selena Molina!

Hon. Molina serves as a Magistrate Judge on the Delaware Court of Chancery. She also teaches at @DELawSchool (#legalwriting) & @UDelaware @UDBidenSchool.

#aging #law #delaware #advocacy #guardianship

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#icymi Check out our latest issue of Bifocal! Our theme is end-of-life planning. https://t.co/24Skmvp5y0…

We cover topics such end-of-life planning, Delaware emergency guardianships, AI, pet trusts, nursing home reform, and more.

#endoflife #aging #law #tgif #friday

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Our friends at @NCLERlegal have published two new issue briefs. Their July issue brief is available here: https://t.co/8ynF8rkZn0. Their August issue brief is available here: https://t.co/eIlPs8Vr08.

#abacola #law #aging #lgbtqia #equity

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#WednesdayWisdom

The @ABAesq Commission on Law and Aging is gifted with talented and generous Commissioners. So far, we have introduced you to 4 of our wonderful Commissioners. Stay tuned to meet more!

🔗https://t.co/KSEw5NKosx

#law #aging #harvard #vatech #elderlaw #wednesday

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The Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging requests proposals for 2025 Academic Research Grants.

See: https://t.co/Jr6aLIJh98. Applications due no later than October 15.

#abacola #law #aging #academia #health #socialscience #gerontology #research #grants