All older people have the right to a healthy, dignified and independent life. Yet their reality is often one of daily struggle because infrastructure, including streets and public spaces, is not designed with them in mind. This can leave older people marginalised and isolated, sometimes fearful of going out. It can prevent them from enjoying their older age. We can change this by making cities and communities places where all people thrive – including older people in all their diversity, whatever their age, socio economic status, physical abilities, ethnicity, race, gender or sexual orientation.
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