How to Ally with Older Adults Facing Systemic Discrimination & Marginalization

Denny Chan, senior staff attorney at Justice in Aging, addresses civil rights for older adults and how the heterogeneity of this population means paying attention to the intersection between age and other protected identities. Chan and Kaldes discuss how COVID-19 has exposed disparities in our racist healthcare system, LGBTQ protections, and underreporting in healthcare discrimination and the importance of educating oneself about civil rights protections in order to help others.