Ageism Awareness Day founded by EveryAGE Counts is a reminder to all Australians that ageism is still rife within the Australian community. Ageism has a direct adverse impact on the lives of many Australians in such areas as aged care, provision of health services and employment and is a contributing factor to elder abuse. Ageism Awareness Day began in Australia, but is increasingly being supported around the world, including in the USA, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Ageism against older people is stereotyping, discrimination and mistreatment based solely on a person’s age. It is very common in Australia without realising it – do this fun two-minute quiz to see where you sit on the ageism spectrum. Read and submit real life stories here and find out about Practical tips to end ageism
National Elder Abuse Research Program – Online Survey will target research on the abuse and mistreatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and/or asexual (LGBTIQA+) older people.
The survey is entirely anonymous and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. All adults aged 18 years or older who identify as an LGBTIQA+ person are eligible to participate. The survey is live and closes at the end of November 2024. A Participant Information Sheet and link to survey can be downloaded here.
EveryAGE Counts has joined with other civil society organisations, individual supporters and advocates who publicly endorse a new UN Convention on the Human Rights of Older Persons, in a new network called ROPA (Rights of Older Persons Australia). Find out more here.
Consumers Federation of Australia (CFA) engages with these issues by supporting a representative to the Standards Australia technical committee MB-027 Aging societies and contributing to the development of the new standard on Improving Advocacy by Aged Care and Disability Services by committee MB-031 Advocacy in aged care and disability. Find out more about the CFA Standards Project and how to get involved. FREE limited read only access to Australian standards here.