adcoss event – ADCOSS http://www.adcoss.org.nz Auckland District Council of Social Services Wed, 08 Mar 2017 03:21:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.4 Towards an Age-friendly Auckland / Tãmaki Makaurau: The missing links http://www.adcoss.org.nz/towards-an-age-friendly-auckland-tamaki-makaurau-the-missing-links/ Wed, 25 May 2016 02:04:54 +0000 http://w2mhosting.net/adcoss/?p=1200 Towards an Age-friendly Auckland / Tãmaki Makaurau: The missing links

Thank you to everyone who came to this event. Here are the presentations from the day.

17 March 2016 ADCOSS Age friendly cities FORUM programme

Finding the Positive- Ageing and Age-Friendly Communities, Sarah Clark, Director of MSD’s Office for Seniors

Demographic Transformation: The Ageing of Auckland. Professor Paul Spoonley, Massey University.

Findings from LiLACS NZ. Dr Marama Muru-Lanning and Dr Ruth Teh, University of Auckland.

Legal framework to challenge ageism, limit elder abuse and accommodate the impact of super diversity on age issues. Mai Chen, Managing Partner Chen Palmer Public and Employment Law Specialists.

Beyond social inclusion: A vision for an Age-Driven Auckland. Professor John Raeburn, AUT.

Barriers and enablers to making communities liveable for older people. Associate Professor Stephen Neville, AUT.

Blind spots to Tipping points: Shifting political priorities to Age-friendly communities. Professor Shanthi Ameratunga, University of Auckland.
Find out more about ADCOSS’s Age Friendly work.

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Challenges Facing Voluntary Agencies Today http://www.adcoss.org.nz/challenges-facing-voluntary-agencies-today/ Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:42:55 +0000 http://w2mhosting.net/adcoss/?p=1020 Our chair, Richard Northey, presented his talk to the Fabian Society on the 21st August titled Challenges Facing Voluntary Organisations Today. You can see the presentation here.

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