age-friendly Archives - CARP

Age-friendly Posts

Carol In Your Corner: Getting There

January 7, 2016

CARP has long supported Age Friendly cities, which implies accessible and welcoming buildings, spaces and ...

Radical retirement options explored

May 21, 2015

New ideas on offer in nearby Thornhill or far-away England This  article is published by York Region.com on May 21, ...

Focus on Seniors: Offering food for thought

March 10, 2015

When grocery shopping becomes a chore for seniors Click here to read the article, published by Brant News on March 6, ...

DesignAbility – Ottawa Region and beyond

April 16, 2014

DesignAbility volunteers develop and build unique assistive devices to aid persons of all ages with physical ...

Three big ideas to transform the city

March 10, 2014

Build the city around its people What if . . . . . . Toronto was a city that planned around its people? What if ...

CARP CPP Expansion/Age-Friendly Health Care Poll Report

December 20, 2013

Key Findings - CPP  December 20, 2013: With the federal government publicly refusing to expand CPP, CARP members’ ...

Where are we with Age-Friendly Cities?

December 20, 2012

December 20, 2012 – CARP has long advocated for Age-Friendly Cities (AFCs), a concept conceived by the World Health ...

Universal Mobility in the Public Space

April 27, 2011

An Age-Friendly City will ensure universal mobility for all citizens regardless of age, with tools like accessible and ...

Everyone Benefits from Age-Friendly Homes

November 26, 2010

Terms such as Universal Design, Barrier Free, Accessible Design and Inclusive Design, are complementary and sometimes ...

CARP members tell CBC what an age friendly city means to them

August 20, 2010

On august 11th Carol Libman, CARP Advocacy Consultant and 83 year-old playwright and tennis player was interviewed by ...