SeniorNet Leads by Showing Older Adults the Benefits of Computer Training and the Internet
[San Francisco, California � 22 October 2002] SeniorNet, the world's largest trainer of older adults on computer technology and the Internet, today announced the launch of a national public awareness campaign, a 12-month series of public service announcements, to help educate older adults and the general public about the benefits of computer training and the Internet for seniors.
ageing as exile?
This blog explores the intersection of aging, creativity, purpose, transition, learning and well-being. It is edited by Steve Dahlberg.
"Exile is the cradle of nationality," according to Michael Higgins, Ireland's former minister of arts, culture and the Gaeltacht. We should "presuppose a sort of dialogue among exiles" who are together in a new place. Viewing ageing as "exile" offers a new (and positive) perspective about exile and ageing - one that can lead to older people better understanding their common "nationality" of what it means to be fully human - to be part of a greater whole.
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