AARP URGES UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND INCLUSIVE HOMES
Matthew Kaplan, Ph.D., is professor of Intergenerational Programs and Aging in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education at Pennsylvania State University, said old-fashioned planning—an evening meeting where people have two minutes to share their views by speaking into a microphone—does not create cohesive planning for an aging and increasingly diverse America.
“Finding the magic sauce involves intentionally focusing on voices that spend the most time in the community,” he said, saying rigid night meetings can exclude a large part of a community.
“Have walking tours.
Come together to build a model and talk about what the people would like to see in their community.
Go directly to stakeholders.”
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