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European Network in Aging Studies: est. in 2010. Committed to critical age studies in the humanities. temp.agingstudies.eu

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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Don't miss it! 3rd ENAS Quarterly today! 4.30 to 5.45 pm Central European Time (Berlin, Vienna, Warsaw). Leonie Unkel, Katie Jacques and Dr. Femke de Sutter discuss their work under the heading "Aged by Narrative" Participation is FREE! Link in the comments.
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Today!!! Join us for this great event! Online. 4.30pm CEST. Participation is free - Link in the comments! See you there! 🤩
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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Both the 1% and the 99% are made up of all ages. The story we need to tell isn’t about boomers vs. millennials. It’s about the rich and powerful vs. the rest of us. yoisthisageist.com
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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Sick of hearing the boomers ruined everything? Or think the boomers *did* ruin everything? Here's a better way to think about who actually benefits from the generational blame game. Hint: it's about class, not age. thischairrocks.com/2025/11/19/t...
image of three hands belonging to people of different ages pointing at each other. generated by chatGPT
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North American Network in Aging Studies @nanetworkinaging.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Check out this newly published paper by Femke De Sutter in the Women’s Studies International Forum! Follow this link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Aging #HealthyAging #Research #Women
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You are invited to the digital book launch of the exciting collection on Cultural Representation of Queer Aging in Spain, edited by Heather Jerónimo and Raquel Medina. On Sept 16, 4.30-5.45 pm CEST. Link in comment. Dont miss this wonderful event!
Poster for the book launch of Cultural Representation of Queer Aging in Spain edited by Heather Jerónimo and Raquel Medina
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
ENAS members! Friendly reminder that our General Assembly is coming up on Thu, Sept 17 from 4 to 6 CEST. We have elections for the board and advisory board! Please double check that your membership is active so you can vote! You will receive your link and further details for participation via email!
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Eva-Maria Trinkaus @evatri.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
🗣️Join us for our next ENAS Quarterly. The summer edition, on June 11, with Dagmar Gramshammer-Hohl and Daniela Koleva on “Ageing East and West: Politics and Poetics” 🌼 #aging #agingstudies #slavicstudies #ageing #ageingstudies @enas-agestudies.bsky.social More infos in the flyer ⬇️
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AGE Platform Europe @ageplatformeu.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
📣 The Age friendly Conversations, an initiative of the WHO Global Network for Age Friendly Cities and Communities, is launching its 1st session, hosted by AGE. 🗓 26 March 2026 | ⏰ 15:00–16:30 CET 🎙 Featuring our Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi 👉 www.age-platform.eu/event/age-fr...
Age friendly Conversations Poster
- 26 March 2026 
- 15:00–16:30 CET
- Featuring our Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Low-income senior renters can’t age in place in Winnipeg www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
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Opinion: Low-income senior renters can’t age in place in Winnipeg
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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
"#Ageism, especially against #women, discriminates against us in every area. But I'm shocked by the act of hiding one's age. I've spent the last few years championing maturity, and it pisses me off to see age become another kind of closet." 🙌 @annamanso.bsky.social en.ara.cat/sunday/for-w...
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For a world without closets
I can't get it out of my head an interview in this same newspaper I spoke with an expert on ageism, and she explained that she hides her birthdate because it harms her. She knows what she's talking ab...
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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
"I like being done with figuring my life out—with figuring out where I should live, what I should focus on, what sort of people I like, how I like to spend my days. I know what’s important to me." novelist Gish Gen on @oldstermag.bsky.social substack.com/inbox/post/1...
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This is 70: Novelist Gish Jen Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I like being done with figuring my life out—with figuring out where I should live, what I should focus on, what sort of people I like, how I like to spend my days. I know what’s important to me."
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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Wonder what native families learned from their elders? #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUd1...
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Native Families On Lessons Learned from Elders | Cut
YouTube video by Cut
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AGE Platform Europe @ageplatformeu.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Our Sec. Gen., Maciej Kucharczyk, and Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi, met with Slovenia’s Ambassador to the UN, H.E. Ms. Anita Pipan, during the ongoing negotiations on the new UN Convention.🤝 We look forward to continuing our collaboration as this important process progresses! #WorldForAllAges
AGE Secretary General, Maciej Kucharczyk, AGE Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi, and Slovenia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, H.E. Ms. Anita Pipan.
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
New online portal lets families search assisted living vacancies in Alberta Interactive map shows available spots, amenities and costs www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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New online portal lets families search assisted living vacancies in Alberta | CBC News
The Alberta government launched a new online portal for families to see vacant assisted living spots in their community, something Premier Danielle Smith compared to websites that show a full range of...
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Are you considering a PhD with a focus on Aging Studies? Check out this amazing opportunity at the University of West London. Deadline is April 2nd, 2026. For details follow the link: www.uwl.ac.uk/research/phd...
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PhD opportunities | University of West London
Explore our subject areas and find your PhD opportunity at the University of West London.
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Dear Age Studies folks! Please save the date for the first ENAS Quarterly lecture of 2026! It is happening on March 26th at 4.30 to 5m45 CET! We are so excited to have Dr. Kim Grego and Dr. Laura Tommaso in conversation about Linguistic Perspectives in Aging Studies! Link in first comment.
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Rebecca Jones @remembermyhat.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Call for book chapters: abstracts by 16th March 2026 Rethinking queer ageing: The significance of geo-temporal contexts. Edited by Linn Sandberg, Rebeka Põldsam and Rebecca L. Jones (me!) Academic understandings of LGBTQ+ ageing are dominated by Anglo-American contexts, which means that [...]
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Justice in Aging @justiceinaging.org · 05/12/2025
170,000 Americans are at risk of losing their homes under a plan to cut the federal government’s largest homeless assistance program. 📢 Take action by reminding lawmakers that older adults in your community rely on these programs to keep a roof over their heads.
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Act Now to Save Housing for Older Adults
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is moving to gut funding for permanent supportive housing (PSH), putting more than 170,000 people –
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Last ENAS Quarterly of 2025 happening tomorrow. Don't miss it! Zoom link in first comment.
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Publication opportunity! Please consider contributing your research to a special issue on "Literature and Health in the 21st Century" in the open-access journal Humanities. For details see link below: For more details, please visit the CfP published here: www.mdpi.com/journal/huma...
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
This wonderful event us coming up tomorrow!!!
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Dear age studies folks, have a look at this exciting opportunity to contribute to a special issue of Age, Culture, Humanities: tidsskrift.dk/ageculturehu... Deadline for abstracts is Dec 1st!
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Call for Papers: Special issue "Age(ing) Games: Technology, Play, and Age" | Age, Culture, Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Journal
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Wonderful age studies people! Please save the date for this amazing event! Zoom link in the first comment!
Webinar on Living with Dementia . Oct 29, 4.30-5.45pm CET
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Trent Centre for Aging & Society @tcastrentu.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
In a Toronto Star article, TCAS Executive Dr. Sally Chivers points out how "And Just Like That..." skips over the “missing middle” of women’s lives. Choosing storylines like hip replacements over the rich, complex realities of midlife. Read more with this link: www.pressreader.com/article/2820...
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North American Network in Aging Studies @nanetworkinaging.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Missed Dr. Jacob Jewusiak's fantastic talk "Orientalizing Older Age" as part of NANAS Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Speaker Series? Fear not! It's available to view on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArQv...
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ELCHA x NANAS Research Seminar: Dr. Jacob Jewusiak
YouTube video by UBC Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging
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Trent Centre for Aging & Society @tcastrentu.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
TCAS wishes to thank Dr. Nadine Changfoot for her hard work and dedication as Acting Director this past year! We wish her nothing but the best going forward! She leaves us with this video that speaks to the question: How old is old? And, how do we shift the way society thinks about aging?
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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Benevolent #ageism is nevertheless insulting and unwelcome. “Ask them to change the way they are speaking with you,” counsels my wise friend and Aussie age advocate. Easier said than done, but necessary. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Why was this stranger calling me sweetheart? The benevolent ageism of ‘elderspeak’
It wasn’t the first time Marcia van Zeller had been treated as someone in need of a lap rug and a cup of hot cocoa. But well-intended words can still sting
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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
"I’ve discovered as a therapist and as a patient in psychoanalysis that the capacity to anchor yourself in the reality of time passing,and to the potential for life to get better, is fundamental to good mental health." 🙌 Huzzah! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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No, age isn’t just a number – and the sooner we realise that, the happier we will be
It’s tempting to want to stay young for ever. But each new life stage brings gains as well as losses
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Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
#Ageism hits educated white men in their forties. It's worse for everyone further down the food chain. www.financialexpress.com/trending/is-...
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Is 40’s the new 60’s? 40-year-old man describes ageism is killing his job search
A 43-year-old former VP-level product manager with 15+ years of experience struggles to land a new role amid ageism in tech. Despite leading $100M+ product launches, he faces rejection for being "over...
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DJ (he, him)🏳️‍🌈 @dmrh0720.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Being invisible, no sex life & dying alone: Gays share their fears about aging that DIDN'T come true - Queerty www.queerty.com/being-invisi...
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Being invisible, no sex life & dying alone: Gays share their fears about aging that DIDN'T come true - Queerty
Every gay person eventually learns that life only gets better with age.
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Justice in Aging @justiceinaging.org · 12/08/2025
As Trump's "big, beautiful bill" guts Medicaid funding, states will be forced to scale back services deemed "optional" under federal law. Home- and community-based services—like health aides and adult day programs—make up most of this optional spending, so they will be first on the chopping block.
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The Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025 Means Harmful Cuts for Older Adults - Justice in Aging
This resource provides a high-level outline of the impact of H.R. 1 on health care, long-term care, economic security, and civil rights of low-income older adults.
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Justice in Aging @justiceinaging.org · 24/07/2025
As Medicaid and other critical programs are slashed, people across the country are coming together to hold space for what we’ve lost and demand that our elected leaders prioritize care over profits. Watch the livestream now: protectmedicaidvigil.com
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Protect Medicaid Vigil
Join the Protect Medicaid Vigil to stand up for essential healthcare services. Learn more about our events, partners, and how you can take action.
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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
And another way to live happily ever after... #CroneWisdom #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/well/liv…
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Over 60, Single and Never Happier
Why some older people who have given up looking for romantic love say they feel self-assured and satisfied on their own.
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AGE Platform Europe @ageplatformeu.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
📢 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄! We’ve just released the report from our Annual Conference on Intergenerational Solidarity in Europe. 📖 Read the full report here: www.age-platform.eu/age-annual-conference-2025-highlights/#report #SolidarityBetweenGenerations #IntergenerationalFairnessStrategy
"Solidarity is a precondition for our society, for living together, for cohesion and for mutual support. 
But we are living in and experiencing a segregated society and communities. We have to create more space for the exchange of our experiences, fears for the future and positive experiences."

Dr. Heidrun Mollenkopf - President of AGE Platform Europe
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Justice in Aging @justiceinaging.org · 10/07/2025
As immigration raids intensify, healthcare and social service facilities must take measures to safeguard their staff and residents. One key step is to define private versus public areas within facilities, which can impact ICE agents' rights of entry. Learn more about your rights:
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Immigration Enforcement in Nursing Facilities and Other Settings for Older Adults - Justice in Aging
The federal government's aggressive deportation stance raises the possibility of immigration raids in nursing homes and facilities serving older adults.
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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Debra Benfield does great work at Aging Body Liberation. Her December 2025 book: "Unapologetic Aging." #CroneWisdom #AgePowerfully  #CreativeCrones #AgeBeautifully #CroneBeauty #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
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Justice in Aging @justiceinaging.org · 19/05/2025
❌ Myth: Medicare covers all long-term care needs. ✅ Fact: #Medicaid funds most long-term care in the U.S. Medicaid also covers other critical services that Medicare doesn't, such as transportation to appointments; motorized wheelchairs and other special equipment; and dental and hearing care.
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A Cut to Medicaid is a Cut to Medicare - Justice in Aging
Without Medicaid, 12 million Medicare enrollees could not access the care they need.
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AGE Platform Europe @ageplatformeu.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🆕 Our May'25 newsletter is here: bit.ly/44EhASe Explore the latest edition and learn how to register for our upcoming conference on Intergenerational Solidarity in Europe! 📖 See more highlights in the full newsletter #AGEPlataformEurope #CoverAGE
Banner promoting May 2025 Newsletter by AGE Platform Europe.
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Good news, everyone! The 2ne ENAS quarterly lecture is coming up very soon! Dr. Irene Götz and Dr. Andreas Motel-Klingebiel will discuss "Aging, Work, and Retirement" on June 12, 4.30 to 5.45 pm CEST. Join us digitally!
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Justice in Aging @justiceinaging.org · 22/04/2025
Medicaid funds most nursing home care, pays premiums for 1 in 6 Medicare enrollees, and covers essential services that Medicare doesn't, such as dental and vision care. The effects of cutting Medicaid will ripple throughout our healthcare system, affecting Americans across all income levels.
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A Cut to Medicaid is a Cut to Medicare - Justice in Aging
Without Medicaid, 12 million Medicare enrollees could not access the care they need.
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Emilie Reas @etreas.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Why do women experience Alzheimer's disease at twice the rate of men? It might be genetic, hormonal, social, cultural, or most likely multifactorial. This is just one of many questions that urgently demands ongoing support for biomedical research on sex/gender health. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why women experience Alzheimer’s disease differently from men
Sex and gender research could lead to better, more equitable treatments — if it is allowed to continue without political interference.
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UBC IDEA Lab @idea.nursing.ubc.ca · 23/04/2025
Earlier this month, @nurselillian.bsky.social shared our work on using the Aether robot in #LongTermCare at the 2025 @enas-agestudies.bsky.social & @nanetworkinaging.bsky.social Conference hosted by @udl.cat in Spain 🇪🇸 Grateful to connect across disciplines and center patient and family voices.
Two photos from the ENAS & NANAS 2025 Conference in Lleida, Spain. Left: Dr. Lillian Hung and Dr. Julia Henderson, smiling in front of a historic stone building. Right: Dr. Hung and IDEA Lab alum Hiro Ito posing together inside the conference venue, a large stone hall filled with attendees and round tables.
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Check out this announcement for a great conference on Aging and Social Change in Norrköping, Sweden in October. www.agingandsocialchange.com/2025-conference
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Julia Henderson, Maricel Oro-Piqueras and Eva-Maria Trinkaus representing NANAS, the conference organizing team, and ENAS during the closing words. Thank you, Lleida, for welcoming us and for this great conference!
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AGE Platform Europe @ageplatformeu.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
🚨 Don't Let Age Equality Be Erased! Sign the Petition to save the Horizontal Directive ✊👵👴 📣 The European Commission is preparing to withdraw one of the EU’s most important anti-discrimination proposals. 🖊️ Sign the petition: action.allout.org/en/m/298c9b72/ 📣 More: bit.ly/42FEY04 #AgeEquality
"still we rise" - Older people activists campaigning for their rights.
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Spoonie Threads @spooniethreads.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Jessica Slice’s new memoir is honest, funny, and so needed. She writes about disabled motherhood, ableism, and joy—with zero sugarcoating and so much heart. 📖 Read the WaPo story: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20... #DisabilityMemoir #ChronicIllness #DisabledMoms #DisabilityPride
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The world often judges disabled parents. What if it listened to them?
Jessica Slice’s memoir, “Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World,” has lessons for all parents.
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ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Impressions of Friday morning panels. Great input and discussions on reading, listening, taking time, co-creating.
Presentations on Friday morning at Lleida
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Gabrielle Fath @gabriellefath.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Such an honour to have received the MA award! Thank you for organising such a wonderful conference @enas-agestudies.bsky.social
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Rebecca Jones @remembermyhat.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Summary of Bulgarian ageing policy shifts. 1950s sounds like UK policy for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems - large fairly self-sufficient institutions in the countryside. But only for men. @enas-agestudies.bsky.social
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1950s rewarding labour:  large institutions only for old men

1960s Addressing needs: in-home services and clubs for active retirees

2000/after COVID Specifying needs: social cafes and therapeutic groups.
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