People with dementia

Discrimination against people living with dementia

Three out of four people who live with dementia say people don’t keep in touch like they used to, while 65 per cent say people they know have been avoiding or excluding them, results from a Dementia Australia survey have found1. The survey findings, released at the start of Dementia Action Week 2020, reveal just how big an issue discrimination is and the impacts it has for people living with dementia, their families and carers. Dementia affects close to half ...
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Justice for Disha Salian will yield Justice for Sushant

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Vengsarkar calls for Indian coaches in IPL

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Cortical Vision device to restore vision to the blind

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