Age-friendly Cities
Influencing change to benefit the lives of older people: London’s contribution to the WHO project.

Date of publication: 2007
Pages: 28
Price: Free
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From Disaster to Development 
The work of Help the Aged and HelpAge International following the 2004 tsunami, with photographs from the online exhibition.

Date of publication: 2008
Pages: 24
Price: Free
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Keeping on the Move: old age – not the end of the road  new
To stop driving can spell the end of independence for many older people, and all too often the reason is an arbitrary age limit, as this survey report reveals.

Date of publication: 2008
Pages: 21
Price: Free
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Learning for Living  
Why older people, if they are not to become socially excluded, need life skills – in money management, citizenship, health and ICT.

Date of publication: 2008
Pages: 32
Price: Free
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Local Bus Service and Travel Concessions: experiences and views of older people
Major survey examining older people’s experiences and views of public transport and travel concessions in an urban area.

ISBN: 1-84598-015-8  
Date of publication: 2007
Pages: 48
Price: £8

London Age and Diversity Directory
This unique directory, unrivalled in its coverage, detail and scope, lists 600–700 voluntary groups working with older people from minority communities in London.The data, researched by Resource Information Services, covers London-wide groups, groups by borough, and other useful organisations and services for minority ethnicgroups. Information includes services for older people, transport services, and health, disability and advice services. For ease of use, the directory is indexed by both keyword and organisation.

ISBN: 1-84598-001-8
Date of publication: August 2006
Pages: 410
Price: £10

Nowhere to Go: public toilet provision in the UK
This report summarises a Help the Aged survey of older people’s views on public toilet facilities. Provision has been dropping steadily over the last decade – and by 40 per cent since 2001. Older people are among those most severely affected, as lack of access to toilets can discourage many from getting out and about, hence increasing social isolation.

Date of publication: 2007
Pages: 12
Price: Free
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On My Doorstep: communities and older people   Today’s communities are very different from the ones in which the older generation grew up. How can society help them to adapt?

Date of publication: 2008
Pages: 44
Price: Free
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Towards Common Ground Manifesto
Ten essentials for improving the environment in which older people live.

Date of publication: 2008
Pages: 14
Price: Free
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Travel, Access and Older People
One year on from its 2005 report 'In the Right Place', which made a series of recommendations to transport planners to improve access and local services for older people, Help the Aged reviews progress. Despite some encouraging signs, and improved awareness of the issues, the research reveals a depressing lack of action to address the problems.

Date of publication: 2006
Pages: 16
Price: Free
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