Ageism and Disability

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Testimonies October 1, 2019

“I have more time for other things now”

Inclusion Europe interviewed Jacqueline Pareys, 65, who worked long years for Inclusion Europe as an office helper. She told them about her life, what has changed and about the advice

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Disability, Testimonies June 12, 2019

“Too old to matter”

Anna is 85 years old and despite some cognitive impairment and mobility issues she still lives alone. Her daughter Eliza lives nearby and assists Anna in her day-to-day life. Anna

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Blogposts December 7, 2018

Because of their age and condition, people living with dementia have struggled to access disability support. Dianne Gove comes back on the conclusions of the ethics report published by Alzheimer Europe

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Blogposts December 6, 2018

Disability, an Issue for All Ages

Building on the results of a recent study on physical or sensory disability in older age, Ann invites anti-ageism advocates to learn from the experience of the disability movement to

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Testimonies December 5, 2018

‘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

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Blogposts December 4, 2018

The Freedom to Make Your Own Choices

We are closing out the Ageing Equal Campaign with the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, which is also Human Rights Day. Reflecting on

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Blogposts December 4, 2018

Shared stigma, separate silos: more on the intersection of ageism + ableism

People with disabilities come in all ages, and almost all of us encounter some change in physical or mental capacity as we grow old. Yet, Ashton reminds us that we

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Good Practices December 1, 2018

Ageism and deafness: a Danish good practice example

Many old deaf people live alone and isolated. The communication between old deaf people and their families is often characterized by being very unequal because of the low sign language

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Blogposts December 1, 2018

Access to sign language and sign language environments is a necessity for deaf seniors living in retirement homes!

The European Union of the Deaf highlights that officially recognizing national sign languages is important action to improve access to sign language for all deaf persons including deaf older persons.