#28. Ashton Applewhite: On Ageism

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It was such a pleasure to speak with Ashton Applewhite on this important topic - her passion for leading this emerging movement to raise awareness of Ageism and how to dismantle it is fascinating, and we can all learn from, and participate in spreading this awareness.

Ashton is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism,  and  is a leading spokesperson for the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and to dismantle it. Ashton has been recognized by the New York Times, the New Yorker, National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. She blogs at This Chair Rocks and is the voice of Yo, Is This Ageist?  Ashton speaks widely at venues that have ranged from the United Nations to the TED mainstage, has written for Harper’s, the Guardian, and the New York Times, and is a co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse.

You can find Ashton here:

 [email protected]
@thischairrocks
www.facebook.com/ThisChairRocks
 www.instagram.com/thischairrocks  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLgpTfeLydvf5PKEvYBaVmQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashton-applewhite-64658/

Key takeaway's:

1. Ageism is the discrimination and stereotyping on the basis of age. It is a set of ideas and social practices and the notion of making any kind of generalization about a person or a group of people on the basis of how old you think they are. 
2. There are so many surprising facts about ageism, such as that the percentage of America

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