Join the Regional Institute on Aging (RIA) and the Human Factors Program on National Ageism Awareness Day at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 in 102 McKinley Hall for a networking event and presentation by Dr. Carryl Baldwin, Carl and Rozina Cassat Distinguished Professor of Aging, director of the Regional Institute on Aging and Human Factors program coordinator. Balwin will discuss how ageism negatively impacts all of us and steps one can take to avoid ageism in the design process.
Age-related changes occur across the lifespan. They are certainly not all negative, and they are far from universal. With increased age comes increased variability rendering age-related classifications often meaningless. Many older adults retain high levels of functioning at or above many of their younger counterparts. Wisdom and the ability to see the big picture – integrating and synthesizing across domains tends to increase with age. Discover methods and steps to capitalize on these strengths and avoid ageism in the design of programs and products as we celebrate Ageism Awareness Day.