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What do we mean when we talk about ‘Inclusive Design’?

At the Centre for Ageing Better we have been undertaking a research project to understand how retailers and consumers think about ‘inclusive’ products and how they need to be created with clear consideration of the needs of the majority of the population.

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  • Age-friendly Movement
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How are older people adapting to digital technology during the COVID-19 pandemic

According to ONS stats, 47% of people over the age of 75 were recent internet users.

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The COVID-19 effect on flexible working

When the COVID-19 lockdown was announced many organisations had to switch to flexible working, which brought about its challenges but also allowed the practice to thrive.

  • Work
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Calls for support for older workers as Rishi Sunak announces measures to protect workers

Responding to the chancellor’s announcements on support for those who have lost their jobs during the crisis, the Centre for Ageing Better has warned that over 50s must not be left behind.

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Communities, coronavirus and creative solutions?

Leeds has an ambition to be the best city to grow old in. This is how the Leeds Neighbourhood Network is helping.

  • Homes
  • Age-friendly Movement
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Older jobseekers risk being left ‘on the scrapheap’ in the wake of COVID-19, new report warns

Older jobseekers face a series of barriers to finding work, according to our report on improving employment support for over 50s.

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COVID-19 and ageism – the view from outside the UK

Ageism is not just a UK issue, in fact the United Nations has recognised this as an international one with them highlighting the importance of older people in society.

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Our response to COVID-19 can’t be even more poor quality, inaccessible homes

Any relaxation of planning regulations would be a disaster for accessible housing. We must not let the chaos of coronavirus push accessible housing down the priority order.

  • Homes

Latest research from others

sciencedirect.com
5 Mar 2024
Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are important for chronic diseases yet their association with multimorbidity remains understudied.
ageuk.org.uk
7 Jan 2024
This briefing outlines benefit take-up amongst older people in the UK, including non-take up of Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.
ons.gov.uk
11 Jan 2024
Trends in period life expectancy, a measure of the average number of years people will live beyond their current age, analysed by age and sex for the UK and its constituent countries.

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