What is Ageism Awareness Day? October 7, 2022 marked international Ageism Awareness Day, a day to focus on what ageism is and highlight its impact. Ageism negatively affects each of us, our communities and society. For Changing the Narrative as well as many of you,...
Since our inception in 2018, Changing the Narrative’s tagline, reflecting our end game, has been: Ending Ageism Together. Why are we optimistic right now that there is progress in the global campaign to end ageism? October 1 marked the United Nations International Day...
Let’s change our language to reflect the Older Americans Month 2021 theme of Communities of Strength. This week marks the first week of Older Americans Month 2021, and it has a powerful theme: Communities of Strength. The text released from the Administration of...
Who will get access to care when there is a shortage in a crisis like COVID-19? On Saturday, April 4, a committee advising Colorado’s Governor provided an answer. They issued Crisis Standards of Care Guidelines for hospitals during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The standards...
Unfortunately, ageism is still very relevant during this crisis. Ageism and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) are intertwined. If we do not reframe how we think about aging, we will suffer even more from this crisis and its aftermath. Now, more than ever, we need to come to...
