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Dear age studies folks, have a look at this exciting opportunity to contribute to a special issue of Age, Culture, Humanities: tidsskrift.dk/ageculturehu...
Deadline for abstracts is Dec 1st!

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Webinar on Living with Dementia . Oct 29, 4.30-5.45pm CET

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In a Toronto Star article, TCAS Executive Dr. Sally Chivers points out how "And Just Like That..." skips over the “missing middle” of women’s lives. Choosing storylines like hip replacements over the rich, complex realities of midlife.

Read more with this link: www.pressreader.com/article/2820...

YouTube video by UBC Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging ELCHA x NANAS Research Seminar: Dr. Jacob Jewusiak

Missed Dr. Jacob Jewusiak's fantastic talk "Orientalizing Older Age" as part of NANAS Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Speaker Series? Fear not! It's available to view on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArQv...

TCAS wishes to thank Dr. Nadine Changfoot for her hard work and dedication as Acting Director this past year! We wish her nothing but the best going forward!

She leaves us with this video that speaks to the question: How old is old? And, how do we shift the way society thinks about aging?

Why was this stranger calling me sweetheart? The benevolent ageism of ‘elderspeak’ It wasn’t the first time Marcia van Zeller had been treated as someone in need of a lap rug and a cup of hot cocoa. But well-intended words can still sting

Benevolent #ageism is nevertheless insulting and unwelcome. “Ask them to change the way they are speaking with you,” counsels my wise friend and Aussie age advocate. Easier said than done, but necessary. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

No, age isn’t just a number – and the sooner we realise that, the happier we will be It’s tempting to want to stay young for ever. But each new life stage brings gains as well as losses

"I’ve discovered as a therapist and as a patient in psychoanalysis that the capacity to anchor yourself in the reality of time passing,and to the potential for life to get better, is fundamental to good mental health." 🙌 Huzzah! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Is 40’s the new 60’s? 40-year-old man describes ageism is killing his job search A 43-year-old former VP-level product manager with 15+ years of experience struggles to land a new role amid ageism in tech. Despite leading $100M+ product launches, he faces rejection for being "over...

#Ageism hits educated white men in their forties. It's worse for everyone further down the food chain.
www.financialexpress.com/trending/is-...

Being invisible, no sex life & dying alone: Gays share their fears about aging that DIDN'T come true - Queerty Every gay person eventually learns that life only gets better with age.

Being invisible, no sex life & dying alone: Gays share their fears about aging that DIDN'T come true - Queerty www.queerty.com/being-invisi...

The Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025 Means Harmful Cuts for Older Adults - Justice in Aging This resource provides a high-level outline of the impact of H.R. 1 on health care, long-term care, economic security, and civil rights of low-income older adults.

As Trump's "big, beautiful bill" guts Medicaid funding, states will be forced to scale back services deemed "optional" under federal law.

Home- and community-based services—like health aides and adult day programs—make up most of this optional spending, so they will be first on the chopping block.

Protect Medicaid Vigil Join the Protect Medicaid Vigil to stand up for essential healthcare services. Learn more about our events, partners, and how you can take action.

As Medicaid and other critical programs are slashed, people across the country are coming together to hold space for what we’ve lost and demand that our elected leaders prioritize care over profits.

Watch the livestream now: protectmedicaidvigil.com

Over 60, Single and Never Happier Why some older people who have given up looking for romantic love say they feel self-assured and satisfied on their own.

And another way to live happily ever after...
#CroneWisdom #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/well/live/seniors-single-dating.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

"Solidarity is a precondition for our society, for living together, for cohesion and for mutual support. But we are living in and experiencing a segregated society and communities. We have to create more space for the exchange of our experiences, fears for the future and positive experiences." Dr. Heidrun Mollenkopf - President of AGE Platform Europe

📢 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄!
We’ve just released the report from our Annual Conference on Intergenerational Solidarity in Europe.

📖 Read the full report here: www.age-platform.eu/age-annual-conference-2025-highlights/#report

#SolidarityBetweenGenerations #IntergenerationalFairnessStrategy

Immigration Enforcement in Nursing Facilities and Other Settings for Older Adults - Justice in Aging The federal government's aggressive deportation stance raises the possibility of immigration raids in nursing homes and facilities serving older adults.

As immigration raids intensify, healthcare and social service facilities must take measures to safeguard their staff and residents.

One key step is to define private versus public areas within facilities, which can impact ICE agents' rights of entry.

Learn more about your rights:

Debra Benfield does great work at Aging Body Liberation. Her December 2025 book: "Unapologetic Aging."
#CroneWisdom #AgePowerfully 
#CreativeCrones #AgeBeautifully #CroneBeauty #AgePowerfully #AgeWell

A Cut to Medicaid is a Cut to Medicare - Justice in Aging Without Medicaid, 12 million Medicare enrollees could not access the care they need.

❌ Myth: Medicare covers all long-term care needs.

✅ Fact: #Medicaid funds most long-term care in the U.S.

Medicaid also covers other critical services that Medicare doesn't, such as transportation to appointments; motorized wheelchairs and other special equipment; and dental and hearing care.

Banner promoting May 2025 Newsletter by AGE Platform Europe.

🆕 Our May'25 newsletter is here: bit.ly/44EhASe
Explore the latest edition and learn how to register for our upcoming conference on Intergenerational Solidarity in Europe!

📖 See more highlights in the full newsletter

#AGEPlataformEurope #CoverAGE

Good news, everyone! The 2ne ENAS quarterly lecture is coming up very soon! Dr. Irene Götz and Dr. Andreas Motel-Klingebiel will discuss "Aging, Work, and Retirement" on June 12, 4.30 to 5.45 pm CEST. Join us digitally!

A Cut to Medicaid is a Cut to Medicare - Justice in Aging Without Medicaid, 12 million Medicare enrollees could not access the care they need.

Medicaid funds most nursing home care, pays premiums for 1 in 6 Medicare enrollees, and covers essential services that Medicare doesn't, such as dental and vision care.

The effects of cutting Medicaid will ripple throughout our healthcare system, affecting Americans across all income levels.

Why women experience Alzheimer’s disease differently from men Sex and gender research could lead to better, more equitable treatments — if it is allowed to continue without political interference.

Why do women experience Alzheimer's disease at twice the rate of men? It might be genetic, hormonal, social, cultural, or most likely multifactorial. This is just one of many questions that urgently demands ongoing support for biomedical research on sex/gender health. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Two photos from the ENAS & NANAS 2025 Conference in Lleida, Spain. Left: Dr. Lillian Hung and Dr. Julia Henderson, smiling in front of a historic stone building. Right: Dr. Hung and IDEA Lab alum Hiro Ito posing together inside the conference venue, a large stone hall filled with attendees and round tables.

Earlier this month, @nurselillian.bsky.social shared our work on using the Aether robot in #LongTermCare at the 2025 @enas-agestudies.bsky.social & @nanetworkinaging.bsky.social Conference hosted by @udl.cat in Spain 🇪🇸 Grateful to connect across disciplines and center patient and family voices.

Check out this announcement for a great conference on Aging and Social Change in Norrköping, Sweden in October. www.agingandsocialchange.com/2025-conference

Julia Henderson, Maricel Oro-Piqueras and Eva-Maria Trinkaus representing NANAS, the conference organizing team, and ENAS during the closing words. Thank you, Lleida, for welcoming us and for this great conference!

"still we rise" - Older people activists campaigning for their rights.

🚨 Don't Let Age Equality Be Erased! Sign the Petition to save the Horizontal Directive ✊👵👴

📣 The European Commission is preparing to withdraw one of the EU’s most important anti-discrimination proposals.

🖊️ Sign the petition: action.allout.org/en/m/298c9b72/
📣 More: bit.ly/42FEY04

#AgeEquality

The world often judges disabled parents. What if it listened to them? Jessica Slice’s memoir, “Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World,” has lessons for all parents.

Jessica Slice’s new memoir is honest, funny, and so needed.

She writes about disabled motherhood, ableism, and joy—with zero sugarcoating and so much heart.

📖 Read the WaPo story: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

#DisabilityMemoir #ChronicIllness #DisabledMoms #DisabilityPride

Presentations on Friday morning at Lleida

Impressions of Friday morning panels. Great input and discussions on reading, listening, taking time, co-creating.

Such an honour to have received the MA award! Thank you for organising such a wonderful conference @enas-agestudies.bsky.social

[summary of slide] 1950s rewarding labour: large institutions only for old men 1960s Addressing needs: in-home services and clubs for active retirees 2000/after COVID Specifying needs: social cafes and therapeutic groups.

Summary of Bulgarian ageing policy shifts. 1950s sounds like UK policy for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems - large fairly self-sufficient institutions in the countryside. But only for men. @enas-agestudies.bsky.social