Seniors Learn Magic of Tablet Technology

x-00-2015-02-19-Verizon-Tablet-Senior-elders-boardroom-112The Health Trust is 1 of 7 organizations in the country to launch a new project called the Digital Aging Mastery Program. The DigitalAMP will teach seniors to use interactive tablet technology to connect online with friends and family and to incorporate the internet as a valuable source of information in their day to day lives.

The program, which will last a year, is a partnership with the National Council on Aging, Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University, and The Verizon Foundation.

Fifty participants, 25 homebound clients mostly from The Health Trust’s Meals on Wheels program, and 25 non-homebound folks from all over Santa Clara County, are participating in the program.

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