Whether you're a senior yourself or trying to help a parent or friend, technology is working to make it easier for seniors to retain differing levels of independence--and more importantly, a sense of self-worth and dignity.
At one level it all seems like a rearguard battle, fighting on several fronts to continue a normal life, using computers for communication and robotics for cleaning, etc., etc. But from another point of view, it's an exciting experiment in life before death, where the freedom technology buys gives you the time and energy to focus on the important aspects of life that students and workers often dream of contemplating, but cannot due to time constraints.
Tools For Independence links to a number of useful sites, listing them from A (Ability Hub) to T (Technology for Long Term Care). You'd best start navigating.
And agitating. Technology costs money. Other interest groups are successful in getting help from manufacturers, distributors, inventors and yes, even government. They do it by banding together. If you see toys that will help you or your loved ones live a better life, find others in the same situation and ask for help in the form of discounts, trial periods, subsidies and grants. It works for others--it will work for you.
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