Lima, Margarida Pedroso deVergueiro, Maria EmíliaAntónio José C. A. Gonzalez2020-06-152020-06-152018International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education, 6(5), 1-12 Doi: 10.20431/2349-0381.0506012http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7633The purpose of this study is to understandif the Ageismand perceptions of age of a group of elderly people is related with their experiences of being abused, mistreated or suffer from negligence. 33 older subjects were assessed with QEEA – Questions to Elicit Elder Abuse, Ageism Survey and POA – Perceptions of Aging. The findings show some evidence of the correlations between discrimination, perceptions of ageingand abuse. A prevention program designed to prevent abuse and based in active and participative methodologies– The Transparent Hands project– is presented as a tool to help and overcome the attitudinal resistances to change preconceptions of age.engAgeismElder abusePerceptions of ageingPreventionCreative action methodsRole-playjournal article10.20431/2349-0381.0506012