FICCDAT – Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology — June 5 – 8 2011 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Six concurrent international conferences addressed the challenges facing the world’s aging and disabled populations and their caregivers. From June 5 — 8, 2011, world experts on topics from multiple disciplines gathered in Toronto for a one-of-a-kind event, the Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology (FICCDAT). The program built the success of the Festival. These conferences addressed research, policy and practice that will enable people aging with, and into disabilities to live longer and better.More than 1100 delegates from 34 countries included technologists, health and social service practitioners, academics, government representatives seniors, people with disabilities, caregivers and businesses that serve these constituents.