- Wear purple on Sept. 21, Alzheimer’s Action Day
- Speak up and fight stigma with
- Turn Facebook & Twitter purple by changing your profile picture to the END ALZ icon.
Right click on the END ALZ icon and save to your computer.
Log into your Facebook account. Move your cursor over your current profile picture and select “Change Picture.”
Use the browse function to locate and upload the END ALZ graphic.
World Alzheimer Report 2012 reveals stigma and social exclusion are major barriers for people with dementia and their carers
- 5% of people with dementia and 64% of family carers believe there are negative associations for those diagnosed with dementia in their countries
- 40% of people with dementia report they have been avoided or treated differently
- Report provides 10 key recommendations for governments and societies to include people with dementia into everyday activities
The latest World Alzheimer Report released today by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) reveals that nearly one in four people with dementia (24%) hide or conceal their diagnosis citing stigma as the main reason. Furthermore, 40% of people with dementia report not being included in everyday life. What is startling is that nearly two out of three people with dementia and their carers believe there is a lack of understanding of dementia in their countries.
ᔥAlzheimers Disease International
