Speech delivered by Kim Walker, CEO of Silver Group (Asia Pacific's leading consultant in the 50+ market) at the Ageing Workforce Asia Conference in Singapore on November 4th.
The speech explains the need for companies to address the ageing workforce to remain productive and competitive.
It also reveals the proprietary AF assesment tool to measure and monitor the age-friendliness of the company.
The tool is available for licence at:
http://silvergroup.asia/licensee/
9. •!World Health Organization: About 65% of all people who are visually impaired
are aged 50 and older, while this age group comprises about 20 % of the
world's population. With an increasing elderly population in many countries,
more people will be at risk of age-related visual impairment.
•!Ageing muscles, bones and joints reduce flexibility with age.
•!Affects things like signage, lighting, labeling, instructions, product usability
buttons & indicators
•!Of the AT Kearney participants, 52 percent in the 60-70 group, 58 percent in
the 70-80 group, and 66 percent aged over 80 say they cannot read labels
properly, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.
•!50% more lighting for employees between 40 and 55 years of age 100%
more lighting for employees over 55
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15. •!Arthritis = the most common cause of disability with the aging of the U.S.
population.
•!In 2007–2009, 50% of adults 65 years or older reported an arthritis diagnosis.
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