{"id":48550,"date":"2022-09-19T18:01:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T16:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/statewide-aging-disability-and-equity-planning-conference-slated-for-sept-20\/"},"modified":"2022-09-19T18:01:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T16:01:44","slug":"statewide-aging-disability-and-equity-planning-conference-slated-for-sept-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/statewide-aging-disability-and-equity-planning-conference-slated-for-sept-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Statewide Aging, Disability and Equity Planning Conference Slated for Sept. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nEvent Focused on California\u2019s Master Plan for Aging<\/i><\/b> Open to All<\/b><\/i>\n<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The California Department of Aging<\/a> and IMPACT Stakeholder Committee<\/a> are hosting \u201cCA For ALL Ages & Abilities Day of Action\u201d<\/a> on Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., a day-long gathering of policymakers, consumers, providers, advocates, caregivers and others to engage in Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s vision for a California for ALL.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe in-person conference at SAFE Credit Union Convention Center has reached capacity, but registration is open<\/a> for exclusive access to the free livestream event. Older adults and people with disabilities, those providing care and support, and anyone interested in issues affecting an aging population are welcome to participate in the event online.\n<\/p>\n

\nCredentialed media are welcome to attend the conference and the media availability session between 12:30 to 1:10 p.m. with featured speakers, including Susan DeMarois, Director, California Department of Aging, Joe Xavier, Director, California Department of Rehabilitation, Lourdes Castro Ram\u00edrez, Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, and Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula, among others. Interested media must RSVP to Koula Gianulias at kgianulias@hotmail.com<\/a> or call 310-795-9440 to receive participation information.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe conference will highlight California\u2019s Master Plan for Aging<\/a> (MPA), the state\u2019s 10-year blueprint to reimagine aging and to equitably tackle issues like housing, transportation, health, long-term care and social supports for a growing and diverse demographic. The plan, created by the governor\u2019s 2019 executive order, was released in January 2021 after 18 months of stakeholder and public engagement<\/a> through webinars, roundtables, town halls, work groups and other events to develop plan goals, strategies and initiatives.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe MPA is an accelerant for change, driving California forward to achieve our bold vision of person-centered, data-driven, equitable care for all people,\u201d said Dr. Ghaly. \u201cTogether, we\u2019re making record progress in record time.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nDirector DeMarois emphasized that in just 10 years, more than one quarter of California\u2019s population will be over age 60, and that this demographic is becoming increasingly diverse.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe Day of Action is a unique opportunity for all Californians who care about older adults and people with disabilities to learn how far we\u2019ve come in meeting the MPA\u2019s bold goals and to meaningfully engage in ongoing efforts so that everyone in every community can thrive across the lifespan,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n

\nJoe Xavier, Director of the California Department of Rehabilitation, said he grew up with a disability from birth and is experiencing first-hand the process of aging with a disability.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAs we engage in conversations that are so inclusive of disability, I look forward to the day when conversations normalize disability so that it is woven into the fabric of society just like all of the other characteristics that make us who we are as individuals,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe plan\u2019s five bold goals and vision for each include:\n<\/p>\n