Educator

Elder Activist
Status: yes
Patent: None

About This Innovation

Founder AARP & NRTA; as an educator set high academic standards & established innovative community-involvement programs to develop students' character & skills while breaking down cultural barriers between them; offered nigh-school programs for parents; worked to develop affordable group health insurance policy for members, was turned down by 42 insurers before finding a company willing to take the risk of insuring older adults; AARP offered affordable insurance 7 years before Medicare was established; founded Institute of Lifetime Learning

The Invention

None

Key Information

Category:
Elder Activist

Completion Status:
yes

Patent Number:
N/A

Co-Inventor:
None

Patent Information

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Technical Specifications

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Collaboration

Co-Inventor: None

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