An ad hoc committee will plan a 1-day public workshop to explore how stereotypes and stereotype threat (i.e., the predicament in which an individual is at risk of conforming to a widely known negative stereotype about his or her own group) affect older adults and adults with disabilities in terms of their health and their ability to be independent and participate in their communities. The workshop will feature invited presentations and discussions that will explore: (1) the state of the knowledge about how stereotypes and stereotype threat affect older adults and adults with disabilities, and how they affect various industries that interact with these populations, such as the health care workforce, technology, and fashion; (2) successful and promising strategies for disrupting stereotypes; and (3) opportunities for changing perceptions among the public and the above-mentioned industries.

The committee will plan and organize the workshop, develop the agenda for the workshop, select and invite speakers and discussants, and moderate or identify moderators for the discussions. A proceedings of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.