{"id":1003785,"date":"2021-10-07T11:33:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T16:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/?p=1003785"},"modified":"2021-10-07T11:33:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T16:33:54","slug":"international-day-of-older-persons-october-1-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/2021\/10\/07\/international-day-of-older-persons-october-1-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Older Persons (October 1, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The international day of Older Persons is a day worth recognizing! It is not a public holiday but more so a global observance, or a day of recognition. It was first established as an observance by the United Nations General Assembly on December 14th, 1990 and then was observed for the first time the following year. Now it is celebrated Annually on October 1st, and changes themes every year!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This year\u2019s theme was \u201cDigital Equity for All Ages&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1003787 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/files\/2021\/10\/IDOP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/files\/2021\/10\/IDOP.jpg 275w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/pruettgerontology\/files\/2021\/10\/IDOP-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Digital Equity for All Ages expresses the need for \u201caccess and meaningful participation in the digital world by older persons.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fun Fact:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;\u201cThere are currently around 70<\/span>0 million people over the age of 60. It is predicted that by 2050, this figure will have risen to 2 billion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/information\/story\/international-day-of-older-persons-2021-theme-history-significance-and-all-you-need-to-know-1859514-2021-10-01\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/information\/story\/international-day-of-older-persons-2021-theme-history-significance-and-all-you-need-to-know-1859514-2021-10-01<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awarenessdays.com\/awareness-days-calendar\/international-day-of-older-persons-2021\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.awarenessdays.com\/awareness-days-calendar\/international-day-of-older-persons-2021\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awarenessdays.com\/awareness-days-calendar\/international-day-of-older-persons-2021\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.awarenessdays.com\/awareness-days-calendar\/international-day-of-older-persons-2021\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The international day of Older Persons is a day worth recognizing! 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