helping seniors imagine the frustration at the inability to can't communicate without the internet and all of these gadgets." meaningful mentors the need for services of this kind has arose out of an award-winning documen- volunteers to act as so-called "tech men- tors” for seniors the past year has been particularly she says to say they're not serving my area." with a volunteer representative just two and 74 represent the largest portion of through the steps to download the neces- "we started off with a primary goal of sary software to fix the problem addressing social isolation among older think of a better example of someone communication seniors have to have." putting their talents and skills to use because this mostly affects seniors." chris powell is a toronto-based journalist shopping and public services went online tech devices like mobile have become so ubiquitous that it's easy to forget they are new-and potentially intimidating-technology for these simple tips from cyber-seniors' brenda rusnak can help you help older canadians navigate • increase the font size on whatever device they are using • find real-life examples to explain even basic tech ber that words like "app," "mouse" and "window" have alternative real-world meanings • avoid using interchange- able terms like "url," "link" and "website." a senior can be confused when presented with multiple options describing the same thing • encourage note taking • remember that seniors didn't grow up with tech and patient.-cp just the facts found that 72% of canadians feel confident using current nearly one-quarter of whom the study found that by research firm environics technology can help them maintain relationships with maintain mental health and active as they age.-cp
