Age-Friendly Community Planning Ontario.Ca/Seniors
Finding the Right Fit Age-Friendly Community Planning ontario.ca/seniors BLEED FINDING THE RIGHT FIT Age-Friendly Community Planning ‘A society for all ages is multigenerational. It is not fragmented, with youths, adults and older persons going their separate ways. Rather, it is age-inclusive, with different generations recognizing — and acting upon — their commonality of interest.’ 1 Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations Acknowledgments the ontario seniors’ secretariat (OSS), the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario (ADO), the University of Waterloo and McMaster University worked together to develop this guide. For more information about the OSS and the ADO, please visit www.ontario.ca/ seniors and www.ontario.ca/AccessON. A special acknowledgment goes to the researchers and contributors to the guide’s content: • Dr. John Lewis, School of Planning, University of Waterloo • Dr. Margaret Denton, Health, Aging & Society, McMaster University • Mark Groulx, School of Planning, University of Waterloo • Kate Ducak, Health, Aging & Society, McMaster University The experience and the expertise of numerous individuals and organizations informed the development of this guide. A distinguished advisory group guided this effort from the beginning, including: • elizabeth esteves, ontario seniors’ secretariat (chair) • Lorne coe, ontario seniors’ secretariat • mihaela dumitrascu, ontario seniors’ secretariat • kelsea goss, ontario seniors’ secretariat • Mary-Ann lanyon, ontario seniors’ secretariat • Madeleine Morgenstern, ontario seniors’ secretariat • Angela Andrews, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit • Joan Gallagher-Bell, Burlington Seniors Age-Friendly Task Force • Paul d’hollander, City of London • Jayne Culbert, City of Mississauga • Virginia Stewart, Niagara Age-Friendly Community • Ken Doherty, City of Peterborough • Sonya Hardman, City of Peterborough • Chris Kawalec, City of Peterborough • Dr.
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