Summary
Pandemic lockdowns drove large numbers of older adults to use digital technologies. For some, however, devices like computers and smartphones can present challenges.
Pandemic lockdowns drove large numbers of older adults to use digital technologies. For some, however, devices like computers and smartphones can present challenges.
“A lot of these systems are designed without consideration of older user groups,” says Sara Czaja, the founder and director of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement. “It sometimes causes people to abandon technology.”
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