Ageism and age discrimination (fact sheet)

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The term "ageism" refers to two concepts: a socially constructed way of thinking about older persons based on negative attitudes and stereotypes about aging ... Skiptomaincontent SkiptoglobalnavigationSkiptofooter YouarehereHome»Ageismandagediscrimination(factsheet) Ageismandagediscrimination(factsheet) Pagecontrols+showtagsTags CodeGrounds:  age ResourceType:  factsheet PagecontentTheterm"ageism"referstotwoconcepts:asociallyconstructedwayofthinkingaboutolderpersonsbasedonnegativeattitudesandstereotypesaboutagingandatendencytostructuresocietybasedonanassumptionthateveryoneisyoung,therebyfailingtorespondappropriatelytotherealneedsofolderpersons. Ageismisoftenacauseforindividualactsofagediscriminationandalsodiscriminationthatismoresystemicinnature,suchasinthedesignandimplementationofservices,programsandfacilities. Agediscriminationinvolvestreatingpersonsinanunequalfashionduetoageinawaythatiscontrarytohumanrightslaw. TheOntarioHumanRightsCodeprohibitsagediscriminationin:employment,housingaccommodation,goods,servicesandfacilities,contractsandmembershipintradeandvocationalassociations. Agediscriminationisoftennottakenasseriouslyasotherformsofdiscrimination. However,itcanhavethesameeconomic,socialandpsychologicalimpactasanyotherformofdiscrimination. Tocombatageismitisnecessarytoraisepublicawarenessaboutitsexistenceandtodispelcommonstereotypesandmisperceptionsaboutaging. Agingisahighlyindividualexperienceanditisnotpossibletogeneralizeabouttheskillsandabilitiesofanolderpersonbasedonage,anymorethanitispossibletomakeassumptionsaboutsomeonebasedonanyotheraspectoftheiridentity. Humanrightsprinciplesrequirepeopletobetreatedasindividualsandassessedontheirownmerits,insteadofonthebasisofassumptions,andtobegiventhesameopportunitiesandbenefitsaseveryoneelse,regardlessofage. Itisimportanttorecognizethatolderpersonsmakesignificantcontributionstooursocietyandthatwemustnotlimittheirpotential. Atthesametime,ageismcanbecombatedthroughinclusiveplanninganddesignwhichreflectsthecircumstancesofpersonsofallagestothegreatestextentpossible. TheSupremeCourtofCanadahasrecentlymadeitclearthatitisnolongeracceptabletostructuresystemsinawaythatassumesthateveryoneisyoungandthentrytoaccommodatethosewhodonotfitthisassumption. Rather,theagediversitythatexistsinsocietyshouldbereflectedindesignstagesforpolicies,programs,services,facilitiesandsoforthsothatphysical,attitudinalandsystemicbarriersarenotcreated. Wherebarriersalreadyexist,thoseresponsibleshouldidentifythemandtakestepstoremovethem. Finally,itisimportanttorememberthattheexperienceofageismandagediscriminationmaydifferbasedonothercomponentsofaperson’sidentity. Forexample,certaingroupsofolderpersonsmayexperienceuniquebarriersbecauseoftheiragecombinedwiththeirgender,disability,sexualorientation,race,colour,ethnicity,religion,cultureandlanguage. Tweet

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