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Author: Wada, Mineko, Author: Sixsmith, Judith, Author: Harwood, Gail, Author: Cosco, Theodore D. , Author: Fang, Mei Lan, Author: Sixsmith, Andrew
Date created: 2020-05-08
Adrienne Smith joins Am Johal and Melissa Roach in conversation for episode 12 of Below the Radar.
Author: Smith, Adrienne, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Roach, Melissa
Date created: 2019-03-11
This episode of Below the Radar features feminist Madeleine Shaw in conversation with Melissa Roach and Maria Cecilia Saba.
Author: Shaw, Madeleine, Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: Saba, Maria Cecilia
Date created: 2019-04-22
Episode 16 features Libby Davies, an activist and former Member of Parliament for Vancouver East. Libby spent the past four decades advocating for the Downtown Eastside community as a grassroots organizer, and an elected representative at the municipal and federal levels. She was also the first publicly out woman to be elected to parliament in Canada. SFU’s Melissa Roach and Jamie-Leigh Gonzales interview Libby about her newly released memoir, “Outside In”, covering her early days of community organizing, her experiences as a woman in politics, and representing her community’s concerns in Ottawa.
Author: Davies, Libby , Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: Gonzales, Jamie-Leigh
Date created: 2019-05-06
Author: Krakovska, Olga, Author: Christie, Gregory, Author: Sixsmith, Andrew, Author: Ester, Martin, Author: Moreno, Sylvain
Date created: 2019-03-21
Author: Dilley, Laura, Author: Gray, Samantha, Author: Zecevic, Aleksandra, Author: Gaspard, Gina, Author: Symes, Bobbi, Author: Feldman, Fabio, Author: Scott, Vicky, Author: Woolrych, Ryan, Author: Sixsmith, Andrew, Author: McKay, Heather, Author: Robinovitch, Steve, Author: Sims-Gould, Joanie
Date created: 2014
This conference will explore the range of technologies available or under development for adults 55+ in British Columbia looking to age in place. These include “smart” homes and "smart" cars, wearable sensors, websites, smart phone and tablet applications for use by seniors, caregivers or family living at a distance who want to stay in touch, electronic health records and more. Keynote speakers and expert panels will discuss the pros and cons of each option and the type of senior for whom it is best suited. To the extent possible research findings and consumers’ first hand reactions to current and emerging aging-in-place technologies will be presented. The objective of the conference is to provide information that will enable people aged 55+ to plan ahead and make informed choices about whether to stay put in their current home or move to alternative accommodation. As well, it will provide a forum for developers (private & non-profit) to learn what adults aged 55+ are looking for in the way of housing and supports for their later years. Andrew Sixsmith PhD, Professor and Director, SFU Gerontology Research Centre (GRC) & President, International Society for Gerontechnology, Friesen Conference ChairGloria Gutman PhD, Professor/Director Emerita SFU GRC & Dept. of Gerontology, Friesen Conference Program Chair & Conference Manager;Habib Chaudhury PhD, Professor and Chair, SFU Department of GerontologyRaymond G. Adams MLIS, Information Officer, SFU GRC Host organizations:Simon Fraser University Gerontology Research CentreAGE-WELL Network NCE, North American chapter of the International Society for GerontechnologySimon Fraser University Lifelong Learning Adult 55+ ProgramWe also gratefully acknowledge a grant from the SFU Library's Scholarly Digitization Fund for videography and post-production editing.
Author: Kearns, William, Author: Kaufman, David, Author: Sixsmith, Andrew, Author: Gutman, Gloria, Author: Beringer, Robert
Date created: 2015-06
This conference will explore the range of technologies available or under development for adults 55+ in British Columbia looking to age in place. These include “smart” homes and "smart" cars, wearable sensors, websites, smart phone and tablet applications for use by seniors, caregivers or family living at a distance who want to stay in touch, electronic health records and more. Keynote speakers and expert panels will discuss the pros and cons of each option and the type of senior for whom it is best suited. To the extent possible research findings and consumers’ first hand reactions to current and emerging aging-in-place technologies will be presented. The objective of the conference is to provide information that will enable people aged 55+ to plan ahead and make informed choices about whether to stay put in their current home or move to alternative accommodation. As well, it will provide a forum for developers (private & non-profit) to learn what adults aged 55+ are looking for in the way of housing and supports for their later years. Andrew Sixsmith PhD, Professor and Director, SFU Gerontology Research Centre (GRC) & President, International Society for Gerontechnology, Friesen Conference ChairGloria Gutman PhD, Professor/Director Emerita SFU GRC & Dept. of Gerontology, Friesen Conference Program Chair & Conference Manager;Habib Chaudhury PhD, Professor and Chair, SFU Department of GerontologyRaymond G. Adams MLIS, Information Officer, SFU GRC Host organizations:Simon Fraser University Gerontology Research CentreAGE-WELL Network NCE, North American chapter of the International Society for GerontechnologySimon Fraser University Lifelong Learning Adult 55+ ProgramWe also gratefully acknowledge a grant from the SFU Library's Scholarly Digitization Fund for videography and post-production editing.
Author: Sixsmith, Andrew, Author: Kearns, William
Date created: 2015-06
This conference will explore the range of technologies available or under development for adults 55+ in British Columbia looking to age in place. These include “smart” homes and "smart" cars, wearable sensors, websites, smart phone and tablet applications for use by seniors, caregivers or family living at a distance who want to stay in touch, electronic health records and more. Keynote speakers and expert panels will discuss the pros and cons of each option and the type of senior for whom it is best suited. To the extent possible research findings and consumers’ first hand reactions to current and emerging aging-in-place technologies will be presented. The objective of the conference is to provide information that will enable people aged 55+ to plan ahead and make informed choices about whether to stay put in their current home or move to alternative accommodation. As well, it will provide a forum for developers (private & non-profit) to learn what adults aged 55+ are looking for in the way of housing and supports for their later years. Andrew Sixsmith PhD, Professor and Director, SFU Gerontology Research Centre (GRC) & President, International Society for Gerontechnology, Friesen Conference ChairGloria Gutman PhD, Professor/Director Emerita SFU GRC & Dept. of Gerontology, Friesen Conference Program Chair & Conference Manager;Habib Chaudhury PhD, Professor and Chair, SFU Department of GerontologyRaymond G. Adams MLIS, Information Officer, SFU GRC Host organizations:Simon Fraser University Gerontology Research CentreAGE-WELL Network NCE, North American chapter of the International Society for GerontechnologySimon Fraser University Lifelong Learning Adult 55+ ProgramWe also gratefully acknowledge a grant from the SFU Library's Scholarly Digitization Fund for videography and post-production editing.
Author: Sixsmith, Andrew, Author: Kearns, William, Author: Kaplan, Rosalyn
Date created: 2015-06
Author: Nyx, Eris, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Smith, Paige, Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: Feng, Kathy, Author: Pinillos, Fiorella, Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Date created: 2020-10-08
Author: Nahanee, Ta7talíya Michelle , Author: Johal, Am, Author: Smith, Paige, Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: Feng, Kathy, Author: Pinillos, Fiorella, Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Date created: 2020-10-13
Author: Savoy, Jessica , Author: Villanueva-Cruz, Edgard , Author: Johal, Am, Author: Smith, Paige, Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: Feng, Kathy, Author: Pinillos, Fiorella, Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Date created: 2020-10-22
Author: Sungshine, Jen, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Smith, Paige, Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: Feng, Kathy, Author: Pinillos, Fiorella, Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Date created: 2020-10-27
Author: Savoy, Jessica , Author: Villanueva-Cruz, Edgard , Author: Johal, Am, Author: Smith, Paige, Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: Feng, Kathy, Author: Pinillos, Fiorella, Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Date created: 2020-10-22
Author: Livingston, Ann, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Smith, Paige, Author: Feng, Kathy, Author: Pinillos, Fiorella, Author: Obungah, Jackie, Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Date created: 2020-08-07
Author: Ma, Bowinn, Author: Lee, Uytae, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Roach, Melissa, Author: Smith, Paige, Author: Feng, Kathy, Author: Bardi, Alyha, Author: Tornes, Steve, Author: Alex Masse
Date created: 2022-07-26
Author: Battersby, Lupin, Author: Canham, Sarah, Author: Fang, Mei Lan, Author: Sixsmith, Judith, Author: Sixsmith, Andrew
Date created: 2016-10-13
Author: Battersby, Lupin, Author: Canham, Sarah, Author: Krahn, Dayle, Author: Sixsmith, Andrew
Date created: 2017-02-09