Are you also shocked that we still have difficult to open jars and other frustrating packaging? Sign our petition against bad design and help us set a new, higher, standard for inclusive packaging: #inclusivedesign #designmatters

"When we ask 'where do we have in-common?', we are also asking where are we able to go spontaneously and freely?" - Jordan Whitewood-Neal co-founder of Dis talks about movement and #access in our #city, and his work at the aaschool. 🔊Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/09bIje…

Are you reimagining how #transport can be more #inclusive for people of all ages? Check out this Design Age Institute Royal College of Art Innovate UK funding opportunity:

Reflections on V&A Dundee 'Future of Ageing', key message of Design Age Institute UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) being that #WeAreAllAgeing 👏 Ageing is a privilege, growing older & wiser shouldn't be stigmatised. As it was well put, 'Don't let people without any abracadabra stop you from making magic'💫

"The projects look not only to provide solutions for 'our future selves', but to 'radically reimagine' stages of life such as education, employment and retirement" Check out Design Age Institute Designing for our Future Selves display the Design Museum from 24 Feb! designweek.co.uk/issues/16-20-j…

angles on ageing @designage___ V&A Dundee @ V&A Dundee instagram.com/p/CnztY0nst0r/…

"It's about making sure mobility isn’t exclusionary – it’s really important that transport is accessible and equitable." – Rikesh Shah, TfL Head of Open Innovation Loved this person-centered Intelligent Mobility discussion RCA IMDC rca.ac.uk/news-and-event… via Royal College of Art

We are thrilled to be returning to the the Design Museum on the 24th of February with Designing for our Future Selves. Our new display will showcase 10 innovative design initiatives to help everyone age more happily and healthily! #design #exhibition #designmuseum #ageing

View our new display at the the Design Museum until the 26th of March

Looking forward to discussing design visions for future consumers / future creators at the the Design Museum alongside these inspiring humans Ross Bailey, Appear Here / Shefaly Yogendra, PhD, PhD / Sam Mauger, ‏﮼طيف،العتيبي'🧚‍♀️ / Colum Lowe, Design Age Institute

Last night enjoyed seeing a talk by Ross Bailey Sam Mauger Carly Dickson Shefaly Yogendra, PhD and others from the Design Age Institute at the the Design Museum with Ida Eerola. What an amazing talk it was. :-)

Missed this? Well worth a read. And to find out more about #occupationaltherapists, helping to get the housing design right, visit @HLINComms dedicated webpage aided by marney walker at housinglin.org.uk/Topics/browse/… RCOTSS Housing Royal College of Occupational Therapists #inclusivedesign #AdaptationswithoutDelay

“The word ‘old’ is not in my vocabulary. I’m a senior, but I’m not old.” — Ray, 76 #designage #antiageism What Happened to America? We Asked 12 People in Their 70s and 80s. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

This: "Our shared ambition was to create a disability-focused cover story with and for the Disabled community, one made with the understanding it would put in place benchmarks and processes that would be embedded across the company indefinitely" – Sinéad Burke, British Vogue

"The common theme in the longevity industry is ‘designed with, not for.'" – Susan Golden #designage #ageinclusivedesign gsb.stanford.edu/insights/we-ha…

There is a certain convenience required for moving around the city. But who is the city actually convenient for? Join the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design webinar explore the current barriers that people face when accessing the city. Details in Eventbrite link: lnkd.in/eVBwgjck

"Feeling connected to our community can combat isolation, however widespread ageism means that, all too often, community infrastructure such as transport, social and volunteering opportunities are not designed with older people in mind." – Carole Easton, Ageing Better

Roger, born in 1942, was asked at #silvermarketingsummit2023 how marketers can better target him, he said: “The problem is not how it’s marketed, it’s WHAT is marketed. I run but is fitness marketed to me? No. It’s like we don’t exist. Nike is missing a trick.” Design Age Institute

Delighted to launch our new 'Design Age Ideas' report, designed and authored by Carly Dickson, today Royal College of Art 🎉🥳🎉 Dive into the report below 👇 #DesignAgeIdeas #WeAreAllAgeing

Guest article: In an exclusive article for THIIS, Carly Dickson, Knowledge Exchange Fellow at Design Age Institute at Royal College of Art explores why we need to demand desirable design for our ageing population… Read here: bit.ly/45KF84V