Seniors and Technology
Our Technology section encourages an exchange on what makes "senior friendly design," product reviews and news about expanding opportunities for seniors through the use of communication and information technologies.
CSCS Presents Seniors and Technology - The ABCs
Abby Stokes, author of IS THIS THING ON? A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and the Kicking and Screaming, is writing an on-line column for CSCS entitled "Abby's Basic Computing for Seniors." The column includes excerpts from Abby's book as well as reviews of various digital devices in relation to their "senior friendliness." Abby is a passionate advocate for seniors with a talent for making computers and other new technologies easy for anyone to understand and use.
What is Senior Friendly Design?
The Iphone is very cool but is it senior friendly? Take a look at our page that highlights the various issues involved in senior friendly design or go directly to our blog post which includes a simple list of suggestions for Apple.
Seniors Protest Cuts in Technology Funding
Vernice Jarvis, 72, stood on the steps of City Hall wearing a leopard print dress and a cloth bone in her hair. She held a club and a sign that read, "Technology Good!" Some of the seniors standing near her held signs that read, "Stone-age Bad!" Vernice and others were protesting recent City budget cuts to technology training for seniors. Learn more...
In the beginning...
A creation myth still under development that weaves a story about the early development of computers into the near future, when we recognize the advantages of considering how technology can benefit seniors. Learn More ...
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