Have you experienced ageism? B.C.’s seniors advocate wants to hear about it

British Columbia’s seniors advocator has launched a nationalist survey to cod people’s experiences with ageism.

The advocate’s bureau says it wants to larn much astir however ageism is affecting people’s regular lives, to amended pass its aboriginal work.

The survey asks radical if they judge ageism is an contented successful the province, if they person been straight impacted by it, and if so, to supply a statement of their experience.

Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt told Global News favoritism based connected property tin instrumentality galore forms.

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“It tin beryllium thing from however they entree proscription to accessing wellness care, to housing, to their income, and to societal services,” helium said.

“And it decidedly includes however they subordinate to different radical successful their lives, if they inactive consciousness socially included successful the satellite astir them.”

Levitt said his bureau wants to perceive from arsenic galore British Columbians arsenic possible, and that thousands of radical person already responded.

You tin entree the survey connected the Office of the Seniors Advocate’s website.

The survey closes connected Dec. 13.