Community Supports for Rural Aging in Place and Independent Living – Resources
Selected recent or important resources focusing on Community Supports for Rural Aging in Place and Independent Living.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and ADA Amendments Act of 2008
Text of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Public Law 101-336 (July 26, 1990), as amended by Public Law 110–325 (September 25, 2008). Recognizes and protects the civil rights of people with disabilities and is modeled after earlier landmark laws prohibiting discrimination.
Date: 01/2009
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Text of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Public Law 101-336 (July 26, 1990), as amended by Public Law 110–325 (September 25, 2008). Recognizes and protects the civil rights of people with disabilities and is modeled after earlier landmark laws prohibiting discrimination.
Date: 01/2009
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Annual Disability Statistics Collection: Build Your Own Statistics - County Level Statistics
Dashboard presenting American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data for county-level statistics on disability prevalence as well as employment, poverty, insurance, and education statistics for people with disabilities.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Research on Disability
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Dashboard presenting American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data for county-level statistics on disability prevalence as well as employment, poverty, insurance, and education statistics for people with disabilities.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Research on Disability
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Elder Index
Tool offering cost of living comparisons at the county, state, or metropolitan area levels based on household and health characteristics. Includes breakdown of monthly expenses for food, transportation, health, housing, and miscellaneous expenses.
Sponsoring organization: Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston
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Tool offering cost of living comparisons at the county, state, or metropolitan area levels based on household and health characteristics. Includes breakdown of monthly expenses for food, transportation, health, housing, and miscellaneous expenses.
Sponsoring organization: Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston
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engAGED Social Engagement Innovations Hub
Collection of social engagement programs including description of program, outcomes, resources needed, program contact, and more. Can be filtered by intervention type, population served, organization type, and geographic population including rural, urban, suburban, and frontier.
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Collection of social engagement programs including description of program, outcomes, resources needed, program contact, and more. Can be filtered by intervention type, population served, organization type, and geographic population including rural, urban, suburban, and frontier.
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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National Rural Age-Friendly Resources
Provides an overview of the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative, a collaboration between the National Rural Health Association and The John A. Hartford Foundation to develop resources, partnerships, and strategies to build age-friendly care across rural communities. Includes information and links to resources about aging in place and age-friendly ecosystems and health systems.
Sponsoring organizations: John A. Hartford Foundation, National Rural Health Association
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Provides an overview of the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative, a collaboration between the National Rural Health Association and The John A. Hartford Foundation to develop resources, partnerships, and strategies to build age-friendly care across rural communities. Includes information and links to resources about aging in place and age-friendly ecosystems and health systems.
Sponsoring organizations: John A. Hartford Foundation, National Rural Health Association
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Rural Community Living Development Peer Mentoring: A Strategy for Sustainable Knowledge Translation
Describes a peer mentoring program supporting rural outreach and community development activities by Center for Independent Living staff. Discusses implementation, including participatory curriculum development, research uptake, program evaluation, and partnerships.
Author(s): Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC)
Sponsoring organization: Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR)
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Describes a peer mentoring program supporting rural outreach and community development activities by Center for Independent Living staff. Discusses implementation, including participatory curriculum development, research uptake, program evaluation, and partnerships.
Author(s): Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC)
Sponsoring organization: Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR)
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Disability Counts
Tool to access the most recent county-level disability estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS). Includes data disability rates by various demographics, type of disability, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Tool to access the most recent county-level disability estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS). Includes data disability rates by various demographics, type of disability, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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PubMed Search: Independent Living and Rural Health
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the topic of independent living and rural health.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the topic of independent living and rural health.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Disability in America Map Series
Series of national maps displaying disability rates at the county-level using data from the American Community Survey. Includes maps on disability rates by functional limitation, veterans, poverty, employment and more.
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Series of national maps displaying disability rates at the county-level using data from the American Community Survey. Includes maps on disability rates by functional limitation, veterans, poverty, employment and more.
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Disability in America: State Profile Map Series
Series of state profile maps showing disability rates at the county level, using data from the American Community Survey. Includes maps on disability rates by functional limitation, veterans, poverty, and employment.
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Series of state profile maps showing disability rates at the county level, using data from the American Community Survey. Includes maps on disability rates by functional limitation, veterans, poverty, and employment.
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Additional resources are available related to this guide. See the full list of resources by topic for:
- Aging and aging-related services
- Elderly population
- Home and community-based services
- Informal caregivers
- People with disabilities
Last Updated: 9/18/2025