In some cases, older people receive different medical treatment because of their age or don’t seek help for medical problems because they assume they are a normal part of ageing. Isn't it time to challenge ageist views?

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It’s Intergenerational Week, and we love celebrating intergenerational friendships & communities. Ageist discrimination affects all ages in different ways but working together & sharing experiences helps people see past outdated stereotypes based on age.
#AgeWithoutLimits #GIW24

'Inside I'm still Peter Pan!'
That's what Bik told us when we talked to him about getting older.
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A common ageist belief is thinking that older people are a homogenous group, despite having very different experiences & being increasingly diverse in terms of ethnicity, sexuality, health, wealth, interests and lifestyles.

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We know that the number one workplace practice that people aged over 50 themselves say would help them to work longer is flexible working.

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Comedian Wendy Wason stepped out in London to ask people their views on older workers.

What do you think? Is age irrelevant when it comes to work? Or do you think you might have unwittingly absorbed some of society’s more negative assumptions?

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Thinking negatively about ageing and older people has been accepted and ignored for too long. We want to spark debate about what ageism is and to change the way we all think about ageing.

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Ageism means we as a society don’t invest in ways to help people age well.

For example, failing to design & build homes and communities (e.g. transport, accessible public spaces & facilities) suitable for us as we get older, despite the increasing need agewithoutlimits.org/get-involved/m…

Ageism can have a financial impact. Ageism in the workplace means older people not being able to work for as long as they want to. This can lead to people being locked out of employment & potentially facing financial insecurity and poverty in later life.
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Ageing is intrinsically linked to frailty, decline and dependency” True or false? False ❌

This common misconception contributes to scaremongering that fuels #ageism .

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#AreYouAgeist

Representation matters. And so we were delighted that some of the amazing people who took part in our Challenging Ageism exhibition film shoot were able to see themselves on a grand scale at our recent exhibition in London.

Hear what they thought about being seen.
#SeeAndBeSeen

None of us want to think that we're ageist, but we can often unwittingly hold ageist views. Challenge yourself and take the quiz agewithoutlimits.org/challenge

Older adults are the most likely to volunteer, vote & provide unpaid care, alongside their contributions to the economy as workers & consumers. We need to challenge ageist ideas that older people don't contribute to & are a drain on society in later life 👉agewithoutlimits.org/get-involved

'I’d like to see images of people getting older with visible differences – people you see on social media who are celebrating their difference are all younger,' one supporter told us.

Our image library has 3,000+ free, positive and realistic photos: agewithoutlimits.org/image-library