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Introduction to IncludeAge.
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Many older people are excluded from communities they live in.
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The World Health Organisation has noticed the loneliness older people face.
They have a programme called Age Friendly Cities and Communities.
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People with Learning Disabilities and people who are LGBT+ have been treated badly throughout history.
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Many people were excluded from their communities.
Some were jailed or put in hospitals.
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These bad experiences have affected older people with Learning Disabilities and people who are LGBT+.
They still feel the effects today.
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Sometimes older people with Learning Disabilities and people who are LGBT+ do not feel included in their communities.
Using technology can also be a struggle for them.
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Not a lot of research has been done about these two groups.
This means we do not know the best ways to include people.
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IncludeAge wants to fix this.
It wants to help communities to include people better.
Project Overview.
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All older people are not the same. They are all different.
Everyone should be included in our communities.
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The IncludeAge Project wants to help older people be more included.
They are focusing on older people with Learning Disabilities or those who are LGBT+ or both.
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IncludeAge wants to learn about people’s experiences in community places and online spaces.
IncludeAge will use the information they get to help make communities more inclusive.
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There are different ways to get this information like:
• talking with people about their experiences.
• using a questionnaire.
• interviews with organisations about including people with Learning Disabilities and people who are LGBT+.
• workshops with people to find solutions.
Project Timeline.
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The IncludeAge Project began at Dundee University on October 25th 2022.
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The project was set up in 2023.
They formed advisory groups with people with Learning Disabilities and with people who are LGBT+.
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The project trained some people to be co-researchers.
They started interviewing other people about their experiences.
They also began The Place Study.
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The project researchers want to continue interviewing people all through 2024 and 2025.
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Then all the people in the IncludeAge project want to have workshops together.
In 2025 IncludeAge will share what they have found with everybody.
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The project will end in January 2026.
Then there will be a final report.
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There is also a video for the project.
Key Facts About Our Project.
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