KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – It’s a kind of prejudice that impacts one in four Kalamazoo residents regularly. It can shorten their lives and make them less enjoyable.
Today, October 9th, is Ageism Awareness Day, not only in Kalamazoo but nationwide.
Milestone Senior Services COO Corinne Bradley says she has made it her life’s work to combat the kinds of prejudice, slights and abuses that older Americans suffer all the time.
You just have to turn on a TV to see numerous examples.
This year’s national presidential race became a referendum on age.
Bradley says it has real life impacts.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission saw a 23% increase in age discrimination claims last year as more people become aware of their rights and the laws that protect them.
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