Ageism

Ageism, Testimonies December 8, 2018

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

Ageism, Ageism and Sexuality, Blogposts December 7, 2018

Sexuality in later life: further research is needed

Society’s view of sex in late-life remains misinformed and negative, presuming that older people are not sexually active or interested in intimate sexual relationships. However, positive intimate sexual relations are

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts December 7, 2018

The Istanbul Convention: Protecting the rights of older women to live a life free from violence

One in four women over the age of 60 in Europe has experienced abuse or violence in the last 12 months. Older women are also less likely to report violence

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Blogposts December 7, 2018

Dementia as a disability

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 Sexuality, Blogposts December 5, 2018

La sexualité des seniors, toujours un sujet tabou ?

Fortes des témoignages recueillis à l’occasion d’une récente conférence, Kim Iker et Margot de Battista, psychologues sociales à la Fondation i2ml – Institut Méditerranéen des Métiers de la Longévité, nous partagent

Ageism, Ageism and Participation, Testimonies December 5, 2018

‘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

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