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The SIforAGE project: social innovation for active and healthy ageing
Sibila Marques (Marques, S.); Joana Mendonça (Mendonça, J.); Christin-Melanie Vauclair (Vauclair, C.-M.); Sónia F. Bernardes (Bernardes, S. F.); Susana Batel (Batel, S.); Maria Lima (Lima, M. L.);
Journal Title
Transcultural
Year (definitive publication)
2014
Language
English
Country
Portugal
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Abstract
This article describes the SIforAGE Project – an innovative approach to an aged Europe. The SIforAGE consortium is integrated by a wide range of stakeholders working together in order to promote an active and healthy ageing. ISCTE-IUL is one of the partners involved in this project and has been developing an important role in different work packages: (i ) Technology Experience cafés aiming to involve older people in the development of technological devices addressed to them (which had a general positive impact regarding the attitudes and intentions of older participants to use technologies); (ii ) conceptualization and development of an intervention program (imAGES) to fight ageism among children (the pilot program developed in Lisbon revealed the efficacy of this program); (iii ) analysis of the anti-age discrimination laws (AADL’s) in five European countries (these laws are present in the European countries analyzed but it was identified a gap between legislation and its compliance); (iv) organization of a call for prize on social innovation research on the ageing field (which was widely disseminated across several European countries). Through these several activities, the SIforAGE project constitutes a step forward towards the development of a more inclusive society, a society for all «ages».
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Keywords
European ageing,Ageism,Intervention program,Technology addressed to older people,Anti-age discrimination laws
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PEst-OE/PSI/UI3125/2013 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

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