Because impairment is widely seen as a natural part of the ageing process, many older people with disabilities are shut out from receiving the support they need, according to a UN human rights expert.

Catalina Devandas Aguilar is encouraging governments to ensure older persons with disabilities have a voice in any policies to make cities more inclusive, particularly as the global population ages.

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities discusses these issues in her latest report to the UN General Assembly.

She tells Antonio Lafuente why more action is needed to dismantle both ageism and ableism: the names given to discrimination based on age and ability.