
“I didn’t realize was that my age would be a factor holding me back”
Zelda earned her PhD at the age of 56. She is telling us the higher education journey she went through after starting college in her late 30s and how her
40% of Belgians in favour of stopping care after 85 years old
This is the observation reported in a recent article published in March 2019 in the Belgian daily Le Soir and based on an unpublished study by the Federal Centre for
Algemene situering
Geconfronteerd met een discriminerende advertentie van Lidle probeerde OKRA op dezelfde manier te reageren (met hun eigen publiciteit). Ook omdat ze orde wilden scheppen aan de negatieve stereotypering in de
‘Quand je suis tombée à la retraite… j’ai monté un projet d’avenir!’
A rebourt des idées reçues sur les personnes âgées, Odile a lancé Or Gris, une association d’éducation populaire visant à promouvoir les politiques et les initiatives des seniors actifs, y compris en
‘Collision of Concepts’
Peter is a strong self-advocate of persons with reduced mobility. Not all problems have a digital solution; the transport sector in particular needs sufficient and trained staff – among other
‘Une des valeurs principales de l’Islam, c’est la bienfaisance envers ses parents’
Hanan est musulmane. C’est aussi la fille d’un Marocain qui a émigré en Belgique alors qu’il était encore un jeune homme. Le témoignage d’Hanan nous immerge dans un quotidien où
‘Dementia does not mean the end of my world’
Carol is a member of the European Working Group of People with Dementia from Scotland. She tells us about the ups and downs after she was diagnosed with vascular dementia in
‘What will happen once we’re not there anymore – we think a lot about it’
Marianne Pinomaa and her husband Jyrki Pinomaa, president of Inclusion Europe, have two sons with intellectual disabilities who need round-the-clock care. Markus (32 years) and Robin (27 years) moved out
‘Older people are traditionally encouraged to accept their fate’
Helen, Chairperson of the European Working Group of People with Dementia, is a strong self-advocate of a human rights-based approach to dementia. Her testimony echoes the difficulties faced by persons