…recommended immunizations for adults 50+ are here. The Take: Ageism according to five young writers Students at the University of Washington’s The Daily took on ageism last week, with each…

In 2013, Senior Planet interviewed Ashton Applewhite about her then fledgling blog This Chair Rocks, an exploration of ageism that asked questions, tested scenarios and hazarded answers. Fast forward three…

…the Woodstock generation. That’s you if you were under 30 in 1968, the year that gerontologist Robert Butler coined the term “ageism.” The first big wave of Baby Boomers —…

…be older,” the campaign manifesto says. The campaign is part of the Age of No Retirement, an anti-ageism platform founded in the United Kingdom to raise the visibility of seniors…

…The article also includes a link to the rights center’s tips for open enrollment. Click here to read more. Playboy tackles ageism (!) “2016 may mark the year ageism finally…

…home,” and I have to credit that experience with my having a rapport with older people that is quite direct. At 15, I didn’t know the word “ageism.” In fact,…

…spirit and reminiscences of memory patients. Read more at Next Avenue Ageism How to counter ageism at the doctor’s office “In every part of life, including health care, it pays…

  The vast majority of older Americans live independently and enjoy their lives. So why is our view of late life so bleak? The answer is ageism, a topic that…

It’s not often that a young lifestyle blogger decides to tackle ageism. So we were intrigued when we discovered on the blogging site All Women Stalk, crammed between “8 ways…

…paradox: We’re living longer and longer on the whole than ever before, and yet we’re worrying about our health for longer. So I’m resisting ageism, but not resisting age. I’m…

…always been our message and vision. Let’s fast forward to now. By the way, how old are you? Seventy-four. So let’s talk about your interest in aging and ageism. I…

…you get kids and seniors to interact in a way that’s fun and interesting for both generations and that combats ageism? The teen social-good site DoSomething.org had a smart idea:…

…interest in aging and ageism. Joan: I have been in geriatric social work since my 40s and I was very close to my mother. I was involved in her care…

…old. She speaks to the generation of political radicals and sexual revolutionaries who mobilized against many isms – but not ageism – and who have been prone to negativity, self-loathing…

…and rallying cry for crass commercialism. In the end, regardless of which label we use, the only real danger is in succumbing to insidious ageism. I remember cringing recently as…