Acknowledgements

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Images

Course image: Clement C /peopleimages.com via Adobe Stock

Figure 3: © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence

Figure 4 composite image:

Old Woman with a Walking Stick in a Standing Pose, BeezeeStock via Envato Elements.

Man on his phone by In-Press Photography via Centre for Ageing Better, Creative Commons - CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0).

Person's hand in shallow focus, Danie Franco via Unsplash

Older woman smiling in front of art via Centre for Ageing Better, Creative Commons - CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0).

Video

Video 1: Courtesy of HelpAge International

Video 2: Courtesy of Global Campaign to Combat Ageism

Video 3: Courtesy of Equality and Human Rights Commission

Tables

Table 1: Adapted from of HelpAge International

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