Ashton Applewhite

Ashton Applewhite

Ashton Applewhite was NextAvenue’s Influencer of the Year in Aging in 2016. She is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, blogs at ThisChairRocks.com, and is a leading spokesperson for a movement to make ageism as unacceptable as any other prejudice.

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OPINION: Defeating the Pandemic Means Confronting Ageism and Ableism

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Ashton Applewhite, an Influencer in Aging, speaks out against social bias

MARCH 26, 2020 | By Ashton Applewhite

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Ageism Is Everywhere: It’s Time to Stop It

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In this book excerpt, Ashton Applewhite takes on language and discrimination

JULY 11, 2019 | By Ashton Applewhite

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Building an Anti-Ageism Movement: The Time Is Now

Ashton Applewhite

The 2016 Influencer of the Year urges solidarity among the old and 'future old'

JANUARY 18, 2017 | By Ashton Applewhite

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Live Like You’re Dying (You Are)

In this book excerpt, a comedy writer and producer contemplates the empty nest

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In Good Company

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Strengthening Rural Health Care for Older Adults

This special report includes storytelling, news and information about health care for older adults in rural areas

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