Meeting
Aging and Disability: Beyond Stereotypes to Inclusion: A Workshop
| When: |
October 10, 2017 (10:00 AM Eastern) |
| Where: |
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, The New School (Room I-202) • 55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011 |
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| Topics |
Aging, Health Services, Coverage, and Access, Health Care Workforce |
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Activity: |
Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence |
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Boards: |
Board on Health Sciences Policy, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education |
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
Aging and Disability: Beyond Stereotypes to Inclusion
A Workshop
October 10, 2017
10:00am-5:45pm
Hosted by the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence
Sponsored by AARP
Meeting space provided by Parsons School of Design
Statement of Task:
A 1-day public workshop will explore how stereotypes and stereotype threat (i.e., the predicament in which an individual is at risk of conforming to a widely-known negative stereotype about his or her own group) affect older adults and adults with disabilities in terms of their health and their ability to be independent and participate in their communities. The workshop will feature invited presentations and discussions that will explore (1) the state of the knowledge about how stereotypes and stereotype threat affect older adults and adults with disabilities, and how they affect various industries that interact with these populations, such as the health care workforce, technology, and fashion; (2) successful and promising strategies for disrupting stereotypes; and (3) opportunities for changing perceptions among the public and the above-mentioned industries.
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnold Hall (Room I-202)
Parsons School of Design
55 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011