Successful Aging: How to fight ageism and change outdated attitudes
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/12/26/successful-aging-how-to-fight-ageism-and-change-outdated-attitudes/
This week we continue our conversation about ageism. Various movements, publications and initiatives are helping the American public have a realistic understanding of aging.
John Feather, the CEO of Grantmakers in Aging, is quoted in a Hartford Foundation report that gets to the essence of the issue. “If you ask anyone who works in the field of aging services or policies about the biggest challenge we face, they may initially say lack of funding, understanding the issue or lack of political will. But shortly, they will come to the more pervasive issue: the pervasive ageism in American society.”