Disabled people the world’s fastest-growing minority

ATLANTA: A quarter of the population lives with a disability, yet they remain some of the most marginalised people in society.

There are more than 1 billion people around the world living with some form of disability, with the UN describing the Read More »

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Flood of one-sided self-serving seniors housing reports

LOS ANGELES: The American seniors housing sector is being inundated by a plethora of self-serving reports on all aspects of over 50s housing, funding, trends and life.

99 per cent are self-serving advertisements for a commercial enterprise targeting the sector. Read More »

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Traditional sports clubs looking to establish multigenerational communities

MIAMI: Traditional sports clubs have become the modern ‘tribes’ of urban environments.

When old stadia pass their ‘use by date’, and a new build is being considered, more clubs are seeking to create both the stadium and a multigenerational housing community. Read More »

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Failed pubs being revived as seniors apartments/hotel restaurant combos

NEW YORK: The trend to create apartments above pub redevelopments has strong appeal to the over 50s. The trend is growing in all western countries and the latest example combines with a love of cricket.

A listed late Victorian pub close to Lord’s cricket ground, Read More »

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