Blogposts

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 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, 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.

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Blogposts November 29, 2018

Rethinking care for older people through the lens of disability policies

Annika Taghizadeh Larsson, Håkan Jönson and Tove Harnett reflect on how the 2006 U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has helped re-framing the approach to disability from a human-right

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Blogposts November 29, 2018

Age, disability and the need for a family dimension in long-term care

Persons with disabilities face a number of barriers in people’s attitudes, built environment and institutions which prevent their full and equal participation in all aspects of life. COFACE – FAMILIES EUROPE

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Blogposts November 29, 2018

‘There are no places where persons with specific requirements can retire’ says U.N. independent expert

As the #AgeingEqual campaign discusses the intersection of ageism and disability, Mr. Stig Langvad, Independent expert member of the United Nations Committee on the rights of persons with disabilities shares

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Blogposts November 28, 2018

Connaitre les trajectoires individuelles pour mieux agir : le cas des femmes immigrées marocaines âgées en Belgique

Il a beaucoup été question du vécu des immigrés hommes marocains qui sont venus travailler en Belgique dans les années 60. L’expérience des femmes reste peu abordée. Fatima Hanine et