“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 6/4/12:
Taiwan Today: “The elderly are normally viewed as in need of long-term care, as a target group for social welfare programs,” Chou Wen-chi, associate professor of labor relations at National Chung Cheng University, said March 16 at a Taipei conference. “However, 85 to 90 percent of our seniors are too healthy to sit idle.” Read more here about the case for “mature age employment.”
Age Scotland: “New research has revealed that good, walkable access to local shops, services and green spaces doubles an older person’s chances of achieving recommended levels of ‘healthy walking’. ” Read more here about public design that accommodates older people.
The Province (Canada): “In the coming decades, a virtual grey grid-lock is expected to emerge on our roadways as Canadians work – and commute – into their 70s and 80s…the transportation industry is working to ease the transition, from bloated fonts on street signs to car seats embedded with heart monitors and vehicles that practically drive themselves.” Read more here about finding solutions through technology to keep seniors on the road. [Link no longer available.]
