America’s graying. We need to change the way we think about age.
05/01/24 at 03:00 AM
America’s graying. We need to change the way we think about age.
The Harvard Gazette; by Alvin Powell; 4/25/24
Experts say instead of disability, focus needs to shift to ability, health, with greater participation, economically and socially. People in their 70s, 80s, and even 90s run marathons, write books, and go to work daily. But the predominant national conversation on aging focuses on disability rather than ability, something experts say is a problem as participation of America’s older adults grows more important, economically and socially, as the nation ages.