Dismayed by “the racks of birthday card options that mock older adults as weak ... and runs a website dedicated to “wrinkle-free grandparenting.” Ritz, now 66, has illustrated dozens ...

Age-stereotype birthday cards often “exaggerate the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, emphasize dramatic age-related physical changes, portray older adults as unattractive and cranky and ...

The giftee is often so shocked by the free card, they don’t know how to react. Adults often try to pay Coop anyway if he tries to give them something without a fee. But to Coop, they’re just ...

These birthday cards typecast older adults, overstating memory loss, exaggerating physical decline, depicting unrealistic sagging body parts, and stating that as we age we are no longer attractive ...

It’s not uncommon to enjoy someone else’s birthday ... of popular card designers stocked by John Lewis. The store offers a user-friendly experience, offering cards for adults and children ...