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Ageism Awareness & Education Module The Ageism Awareness & Education Module was created by the CCAA’s Ageism Awareness Working Group. This elearning module provides an introduction to core ageism concepts for the general public and takes ~15 minutes to complete.

Created by The Canadian Coalition Against Ageism, this short online module introduces core ageism concepts to the general public. In English + French

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Ageism Toolkit: Uprooting Ageism and Inspiring Change

Created by The Canadian Coalition Against Ageism, this action-oriented resource is designed to move ageism into conscious awareness and catalyze reflection, dialogue, and transformation.

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"Illustration of a large stylized tree with leafy green, blue, and turquoise foliage, its trunk rising from a stack of four colorful books (orange, red, dark green, and teal) on the ground. To the right, text reads: 'And So We Grow… Sowing Seeds to End Ageism,' followed by the subtitle 'A Reader's Guide to Using Storybooks to Cultivate Positive Age Beliefs in Younger Children.'"

A downloadable reader’s guide to using a selection of children's books to cultivate positive age beliefs in children

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A minimalist line-art illustration depicting a diverse group of stylized human figures of varying heights and ages, rendered in different colors (purple, teal, pink, brown, orange, and gray), standing closely together in a protective, community-like cluster.

Crone Hub

CroneHub is a collection of books, podcasts, films, organizations, influencers, websites + more carefully curated for women past midlife

Talks

El Respet En vivo Dra. Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez y el Edadismo as the title and Vania standing with her arms crossed as the photo

Entrevista en el programa de radio "El Respeto" con la Dra. Vañia de la Fuente, médica, antropóloga & experta internacional en envejecimiento saludable + edadismo

Podcasts

A cross-section of a tree trunk with growth rings that subtly form the silhouette of a human face sits against a green background, with a small stem bearing two green pod-like shapes sprouting from its upper right edge.

Ethics Talk: Lessons From Disability Ethics About Ageism

Bioethicist Erin Gentry Lamb introduces key ideas from disability ethics that can inform our thinking about age-related biases + social gerontologist Kate De Medeiros explores how attitudes about aging affect our health, relationships & sense of self

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Imitate Annie Ernaux! Teaching Students to Rethink Aging with a Stylistic Exercise

Using photographs & text by the Nobel Prizewinning novelist, this exercise teaches students to evaluate how they think, speak & write about the life course

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Let's Step Out of the Generation Trap

Old School co-founder explains how generational labels divide & distract us from deeper questions of power & privilege + what to say instead.

Books & Blogs

Illustration of a clock face with a squiggly line going through it, from birth to middle age to death, with a circle around part of it that says 'you are here'

Reimagine Aging

Old School Fellow Barbara Osborn's substack brings people together who are honest about the tough stuff, excited about the possibilities & willing to challenge the conventional narrative, plus comix + cartoons!

Books & Blogs

Couverture du livre "Tu comprendras quand tu seras vieux" de Véronique Cayado, sous-titré "Petit manuel anti-préjugés grand âge". Illustration d'une femme âgée aux cheveux gris tenant une canne, vêtue d'un cardigan orange et d'un foulard bleu à pois, en pleine conversation avec un jeune garçon roux portant un sac à dos vert. En bas, sur fond rouge, le texte : "Halte aux stéréotypes ! Pour un autre regard sur la vieillesse". Logos de l'Institut du Care et des Éditions du Palio.

S'appuyant sur les travaux de psychologues & sur son expérience des services d'aide à domicile, l'auteure analyse à travers des exemples concrets les stéréotypes âgistes & propose des pistes pour penser autrement

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Âgismomètre Face à une violence âgiste, ne restez pas seul·e. Des professionnel·les sont là pour vous aider.

Le « Ageismometer » est une échelle graduée destinée à encourager la réflexion et la prévention. Il permet d'identifier les comportements discriminatoires envers les personnes âgées, susceptibles de leur porter préjudice