EPISODE · Oct 9, 2023 · 16 MIN
Enhancing Digital Equity for All
from ReiMAgine Aging · host Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
As we become more reliant on technology, the need for digital equity grows. In this episode, hear from older adults and experts who discuss the importance of expanding access to digital services and explore programs that are teaching older adults how to access and use technology. Learn more about resources discussed in this episode: LBFE, Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) Massachusetts Broadband Institute Guests • Emily Carrington | Massachusetts Resident • Hilde Danso | Massachusetts Resident • Jerry Feliz | Massachusetts for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) • Nathaniel Freeman | Massachusetts Resident • Alex Han | Boston College • Andrew Kolebuck | Boston College • Mary Magner | Massachusetts Resident • Teresa Yao | Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly For more information on this episode visit reimagineaging.net. To learn how your community can become more age- and dementia-friendly, visit mass.gov/reimagineaging. This story was produced with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative. Funding was provided by Point32Health Foundation.
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As we become more reliant on technology, the need for digital equity grows. In this episode, hear from older adults and experts who discuss the importance of expanding access to digital services and explore programs that are teaching older adults how to access and use technology. Learn more about resources discussed in this episode: LBFE, Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) Massachusetts Broadband Institute Guests • Emily Carrington | Massachusetts Resident • Hilde Danso | Massachusetts Resident • Jerry Feliz | Massachusetts for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) • Nathaniel Freeman | Massachusetts Resident • Alex Han | Boston College • Andrew Kolebuck | Boston College • Mary Magner | Massachusetts Resident • Teresa Yao | Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly For more information on this episode visit reimagineaging.net. To learn how your community can become more age- and dementia-friendly, visit mass.gov/reimagineaging. This story was produced with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative. Funding was provided by Point32Health Foundation.
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Enhancing Digital Equity for All
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