Aging Connected News Today

While seniors have long been a population on the wrong side of the digital divide, the evolution of tech like video chatting and telehealth makes digital inclusion for older adults more important than ever.

/PRNewswire/ -- Aging Connected, an initiative to bring more older adults online led by non-profit Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP, in...

You don’t have to be of a certain age to feel overwhelmed by the furious pace of technology.

/PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of Boston seniors today took part in a remote resource fair -- hosted by Aging Connected, an initiative of Older Adults Technology...

/PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of Boston seniors today took part in a remote resource fair -- hosted by Aging Connected, an initiative of Older Adults Technology...

/PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of Detroit seniors today took part in a remote resource fair -- hosted by Aging Connected, an initiative of Older Adults Technology...

/PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of Detroit seniors today took part in a remote resource fair -- hosted by Aging Connected, an initiative of Older Adults Technology...

/PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of Washington, DC seniors today took part in a remote resource fair -- hosted by Aging Connected, an initiative of Older Adults...

It’s still sitting in a box, unopened. “I didn’t know how to set it up or how to get help,” said Sanders, who lives in Philadelphia and has been extremely careful during the coronavirus pandemic. Like Sanders, millions of older adults are newly motivated to get online and participate in digital offerings after being shut inside, hoping to avoid the virus, for more than a year. But many need assistance and aren’t sure where to get it. A recent survey from AARP, conducted...

It’s still sitting in a box, unopened. “I didn’t know how to set it up or how to get help,” said Sanders, who lives in Philadelphia and has been extremely careful during the coronavirus pandemic. Like Sanders, millions of older adults are newly motivated to get online and participate in digital offerings after being shut inside, hoping to avoid the virus, for more than a year. But many need assistance and aren’t sure where to get it. A recent survey from AARP, conducted...