Age With Rights
COVID-19 shines a sobering spotlight on the deeply rooted discrimination and inequities against old persons worldwide. We can no longer justify inaction [...]
Age with Voice and Choice
When 85-year-old Charles goes for lunch with his daughter, he feels invisible. The waitress asks his daughter what he wants to eat. [...]
Right to Happiness and the Older Person
Is happiness a right or is it just an ideal state? If it is a goal, how do we know when we’ve [...]
Right to Justice and the Older Person
“If you want us to live a long life, make it so that we can actually live our lives!” This was a [...]
Everyone Has The Right to Learn, Especially the Older Person!
“Live as if you are going to die tomorrow. Learn as if you are going to live forever.” --Mahatma Gandhi When we [...]
Human Rights for Older Persons – An Exercise in Futility?
Since 2010, a working group has been meeting annually at United Nations (UN) to develop a convention for the rights of older [...]
Equality and Equity – Creating a Chance for Older Persons
We talk a lot about equality when we advocate for older persons. Equal access, equal opportunity, equal treatment. We measure equality by [...]
International Day of Older Persons: Aging and Resilience
We are all experts on resilience. As a toddler, we fall, get back up and take another step. Most of us get [...]
Social Connections: Bye-bye Loneliness Hello Laughter
We have long known the psychological consequences of long-term loneliness. Being isolated from others often leads to depression, anger, increased stress levels [...]
Youths and Older Persons: Two Sides of the Same Coin
There are currently 1.8 billion people in the world aged 10-24. That’s roughly 23% of the total world population. At no time [...]
World Population Day: Global Trends on Aging
One out of every 11 people on earth is currently 65 years old or older. This is excellent news. By 2050, the [...]
Elder Abuse At Home: What It Is and What to Do About It
Stories of older persons being taken advantage of by scam artists are in the news with alarming frequency. While con artists and [...]
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