For years now, the pendulum of digital advancement has swung predominantly away from the goals of social justice as concerns older persons. Consequently, these changes have negatively impacted the human rights of the older persons who suffer psychological, social, and economic violations. Altogether, the compounding unintentional, and intergenerational biases helps create a system of injustice that does not favor the older persons in our society. By focusing on needs rather than rights, the human dignity, security, and autonomy of the older persons can be easily ignored. This is worsened by the limited or non-availability of initiatives to mainstream the participation of older women and men into the digital economy.

Source: The Star February 22, 2021 11:37 UTC