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The Ithaca College Gerontology Institute is pleased to welcome 2017-18 Distinguished Speaker, author and pro-aging activist, Ashton Applewhite for her talk entitled, "This Chair Rocks: How Ageism Warps Our View of Long Life." This event is free and open to the public; no registration is required.
Monday, October 23, 2017
7:00 pm
Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall
Ithaca College
Read more about Ms. Applewhite, her talk, and her book, This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism.
Join the online book discussion of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism beginning August 14.
The Age of Love film screening
Tuesday, November 14
6:30 pm
Textor 102
Ithaca College
Free and open to the public; no registration is required. Discussion to follow with filmmaker Steven Loring via skype. For more information and to watch The Age of Love trailer, click here.
Fall 2017 Workshop Series
All workshops are held at the Tompkins County Office for the Aging, 214 W. Martin Luther King, Jr./State St., Ithaca, NY. Workshops are free and open to the public; registration is required. To register, visit https://www.ithaca.edu/agingworkshops/registration/
End of Life Planning and Care
Tuesday, September 19
2:00-3:30 pm
Presenter: Emilee K. Lawson Hatch, Attorney, Bousquet Holstein PLLC
The Mistaken Indictment of Aging in Disease
Muscle's Role in Cancer, Diabetes, Osteoporosis and Dementia: What Can Be Done?
Thursday, November 9
2:00-3:30 pm
Presenter: William Y. Shang, MD
Frailty Syndrome
Thursday, December 7
2:00-3:30 pm
Presenter: Anne M. Reilley, PT, DPT, MS, GCS, Cayuga Medical Center
For complete workshop descriptions, visit https://www.ithaca.edu/agingworkshops/descriptions/
For more information on the Gerontology Institute Fall Programs, contact Teri Reinemann, Gerontology Programs Manager, at treinemann@ithaca.edu.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Teri Reinemann at treinemann@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1607. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
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