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Brochure on vision loss
3:29 PM EDT 8/3/05
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
Lighthouse.org has reprinted their 20-page pamphlet entitled "Vision Loss Is Not a Normal Part of Aging -- Open Your Eyes to the Facts!" in PDF in English and Spanish at http://www.lighthouse.org/services/newsletters.htm.
It looks pretty good.
Send an email to gobando@lighthouse.org with the word booklet in the subject line or fax (212) 821-9705 to receive a sample copy and an order form for free bulk quantities in English and Spanish.
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NIH site
4:02 PM EDT 8/3/05
as a reply to Sandy Newell.
Howdy y'all,
I just 'discovered' a new website devoted to seniors at http://nihseniorhealth.gov/listoftopics.html.
It looks really good. There are toggles for text-to-speech (this works on the links only unless I'm missing something) and a text sizing button.
The content, too, looks on-point; it leans toward health related material (it is, of course, from the NIH). Topics include: sleeping, medicines, illnesses, arthritis and exercise.
On the topic of exercise, I'm doing a mini-triathlon later today (www.catstri.com). This is my second one of these mini tris. The last time I did one, two weeks ago, I was only about five minutes ahead of a 66-year old dude. He was totally rockin'.
Also on the topic of exercise, I found this guy at the NIH site: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/stories/ny_sam.html. I recognize this guy. He's a famous drummer, he's been on the Today show, and an author. I actually reviewed one of his books for Library Journal. He's utterly charming. It would be difficult NOT to love this guy. In the book I reviewed, "Keep Swinging!: More Pearls of Wisdom from America's 'Drumchiatrist' at 82," he said "I think my future looks very bright" -- at age 82!!!
That's what I call an American.
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Feds award 14.8M to states for elders, disabled
1:08 PM EDT 9/9/05
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
About 800K has been given to 19 states under the umbrella of Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) grants.
Theres a pretty clear description of the whole thing at the ADRC page at: http://www.adrc-tae.org/tiki-index.php?page=PublicHomePage. Briefly, The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) grant program is supposed to design and implement one-stop shopping - single sources of information and assistance for families navigating the often-confusing array of long-term care services available in their communities.
Sounds something like (gasp) a LIBRARY, no?
States are given flexibility in the development and administration of their programs. Some states may utilize a single agency as the entry point to long-term support while other states will establish centers with multiple sites that may work together to ensure uniform access to long-term care support options.
The ADRC program is jointly administered and sponsored by the federal Administration on Aging (http://www.aoa.gov/) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/), both part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ADRC also is part of the New Freedom Initiative. This, in the governments own words, a nationwide effort to remove barriers to community living for people of all ages with disabilities and long-term illnesses. It
[provides] the opportunity to learn and develop skills, engage in productive work, choose where to live and participate in community life. More info on that at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/newfreedom/
States and territories receiving the latest grants are: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming. About 40 other states have received three-year grants.
It seems that AoA has a slew of grant opportunities, which seem to be announced periodically through http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.asp
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Content for senior web masters
1:19 PM EDT 9/9/05
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
Though I'm not a webmaster (I do play one on television), the Administration on Aging (http://www.aoa.gov) has a couple of sites that might be worthwhile in terms of content generation / links. Instant link-of-the-day type stuff.
One AoA initiative, called "Promoting Healthy Lifestyles" at http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Healthy_Lifestyles/Screenings/screenings.asp, is diviied up into the area ofconcern (diabetes, cancer, etc) and has links to offsite sources like "Find a Flu Shot" (http://www.findaflushot.com/index.php) or "Medical Screening Tests Covered by Medicare Insurance" (http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/prevent.pdf).
Another, called "Money Matters" at http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Money_Matters/Money_Matters.aspand offers the same - subcontent and links to offsite materials (like http://www.mymoney.gov) or http://www.GovBenefits.gov, which helps people find government benefits they may be eligible to receive.
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Re: Content for senior web masters
5:16 PM EDT 10/14/05
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
Douglas -
I just ran across this report by the Pew Center on Older Americans and the Internet. It may be "old" news to you but I thought I added it to the thread.
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/117/report_display.asp
Laura
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Pew / Older Americans and the Internet / Silver Tsunami
9:44 AM EDT 10/19/05
as a reply to Laura Staley.
Thanks, Laura!
Though I've seen this, I don't think I ever thought to put it up - you get a gold star!
From the report: "There is a burgeoning group of Americans who are slightly younger than retirees and who are vastly more attached to the online world. This silver tsunami identified in the Pew Internet Projects 2001 Wired Seniors report has gained momentum. As Internet users in their 50s get older and retire, they are unlikely to give up their wired ways and therefore will transform the wired senior stereotype. "
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Re: Pew / Older Americans and the Internet / Silver Tsunami
10:47 AM EDT 10/19/05
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
I love the term "silver tsunami"!
A more recent study by the Pew Internet and American Project also supports their earlier findings:
"26% of Americans 65 and older go online compared with 67% of those age 50-64.." - Digital Divisions, 10/5/05. http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Digital_Divisions_Oct_5_2005.pdf
Laura
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NCOA, webinar, free book
2:29 PM EST 11/4/05
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
Hi all,
The more I see of this, the better it seems. Is it me, or is this exactly what libraries need, generally speaking? This was on ALAs seniorserv. Of course, Ill be at an LSTA conference, darn the luck. Im really interested in hearing about what yall think of this.
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) will be holding a web and audio conference on Nov. 17, 2005 on the topic of Building Public Awareness of Resources. It runs 1:30 to 2:30 Eastern time.
Denise Klein, Executive Director of Senior Services, will give insight into why many organizations in the aging network are struggling to increase their visibility in the community. Attendees also will hear about creative models that area agencies on aging, senior centers, and other aging network providers are testing to best increase public awareness about their services.
To register, e-mail briefings@ncoa.org by Nov. 15. For briefing information & directions go to: http://www.ncoa.org/content.cfm?sectionid=272
It says that All first-time briefing participants will receive a free copy of Aging in Stride, a Caresource Healthcare Communications book by 3 doctors: Himes, Oettinger and Kenny.
At the books website (an odd phrase), http://www.aginginstride.org/, users can register and get a lot of content that looks generally very helpful (also, can you say, link-o-mania, webmasters?)
Lastly, this is sponsored by NCOA, who I have mentioned in prior postings, but I dont know if Ive ever recommended their crackerjack website which offers a weekly newsletter type web publication as well as other newsy types of items. http://ncoa.org.
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Allan Kleiman's webinar: Library Services for Older Adults
8:37 AM EST 11/7/05
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
Weirdness/Kismet/Synchronicity.
Right after you attend the NCOA webinar on Building Public Awareness of Resources you can log in to Allan Kleimans (ALA and WHCoA) webinar on Library Services for Older Adults: Preview of the White House Conference on Aging at OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries, an Illinois-based collaborative).
Heres the official blurb from http://www.opal-online.org/progschrono.htm
Thursday, November 17, 2005 beginning at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 2:00 Central, 1:00 Mountain, noon Pacific, and 8:00 p.m. GMT:
Library Services for Older Adults: Preview of the White House Conference on Aging
Join Allan Kleiman from Westfield Public Library in New Jersey, one of the few librarian at-large delegates to the upcoming White House Conference on Aging on December 11-14 for a discussion of the themes and anticipated outcomes of the WHCoA. The purpose of this fifth WHCoA is to make recommendations to the President and Congress to help guide national aging policies for the nest ten years and beyond. Allen also will review the key points of a position paper he prepared for the American Library Association for this conference. He also will lead a discussion of the long-term challenges and opportunities of providing library services for older adults.
More information at: http://www.whcoa.gov
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Project on Civic Reflection
3:48 PM EST 1/3/06
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
This is the sort of thing that I really like; it's one of those sites and ideas that is slightly ahead of its time and will refine itself and reinvent itself as time goes on. It's also snazzily presented and well written.
The Project on Civic Reflection, http://www.civicreflection.org/home, was established in 1998 with support from Lilly Endowment.
It encourages the practice of civic reflectionreading and conversation on fundamental questions of civic life.
From the FAQ:
"...civic reflection can be helpful to any group of civically engaged people, from staff and trustees of a single organization, to philanthropic or nonprofit leaders, to donors and volunteers in a common geographical area or field of work, to young people exploring the call to service or their relations to their neighbors and neighborhood. The possible audiences for civic reflection are as numerous as the ways in which citizens give
serve
lead
and associate"
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Re: WHCOA
9:44 AM EST 12/8/05
as a reply to Rhea Rubin.
LOTS of WHCOA activity as the dates are 11-14 December.
http://www.whcoa.gov/
Libraries 'made' the official agenda; among 73 proposed resolutions in Section V ("Civic and Social Engagement"), to wit:"Develop Programs and Services Promoting Use of Public Libraries Among the Older Adult and Baby Boomer Population." See http://www.whcoa.gov/about/resolutions/resolutions.asp.
Delegates to WHCOA are going to be asked to vote on up to 50 resolutions and develop implementation strategies that they believe are the most important for current and future generations of seniors. While most resolutions have some impact on libraries generally, let's hope this particular one makes it.
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ALA exhibiting at WHCOA
2:33 PM EST 12/8/05
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
FYI, ALA is exhibiting at the WHCOA conference in booth 913. The intrepid Satia Marshall Orange, Director of ALA's Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) is in charge. I think I've given this url before, but it's http://ala.org/ala/olos/literacyoutreach.htm. Here's a press release
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WHCOA blog
2:27 PM EST 12/9/05
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
at http://www.whcoa.net/
Sponsored by Mary Furlong and Associates. Furlong founded Seniornet and is a past Commissioner of the US National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
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Third Age
3:53 PM EST 1/3/06
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
A few people had found and looked into www.thirdage.com; I saw, went, surfed and came away kind of unimpressed. It's the kind of magazine-esque, ad-heavy, slick but shallow approach that a lot of sites use but which, imho, rarely work.
It might keep older adults busy for a while, but I'm not sure how truly helpful it is.
To their credit, they are open about their approach - direct marketers serving as middle men;
"ThirdAge Inc. is an online media and direct marketing company focused exclusively on serving the needs of midlife adults -- generally those in their 40s, 50s and 60s -- and those who want to build a genuine relationship with them."
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Re: Third Age
3:57 PM EST 1/3/06
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
Note: this message has been moved by an administrator. Originally
posted by shlgrps on December 1, 2005.
In a brief visit to http://www.thirdage.com/, I found a resource that warrants further exploration. The site offfers a variety of topics of interest to adults, including health information and online classes. In the quick visit I made, I looked at the Online Classes list (http://www.thirdsemester.com/) and the "About Us" section. The site supporters include the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which is also a supporter of National Public Media.
Downside to the site was there seemed to be a lot of ads. I want to come back and look futrther, but the site seems interesting and possibly helpful to lifelong learners.
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Third Age Health
4:02 PM EST 1/3/06
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
Note: this message has been moved by an administrator. Originally
posted by myerst on November 29, 2005
http://www.thirdage.com/news/archive/ALT02000626-03.html
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digital photography
4:09 PM EST 1/3/06
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
Note: this message has been moved by an administrator. Originally
posted by akira on October 26, 2005
Want to learn more about digital photography?
Go to: http://www.aarpmagazine.org/lifestyle/digital_photo.html
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Re: digital photography
4:10 PM EST 1/3/06
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
Thanks for posting, Akira! I especially liked the author's idea of creating an 'historical still life:'
"Raid your attic for meaningful items from your past...and arrange them on a tabletop to create a historical still life."
Maybe I've finally got a use for all my old track and field paraphernalia!
It also reminds me that a lot of libraries offer classes in digital photography and, having good response rates, develop lasting relationships with older adults.
SeniorNet locations consistently offer tech classes encompassing d.p. and more (see
http://www.seniornet.org/php/default.php?PageID=7110&Version=0&Font=0).
Also, WJ's own Technology Watch List for Small Libraries offers a bit on digital preservation at http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=7769.
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Re: Seniornet.org
4:16 PM EST 1/3/06
as a reply to Carol Kubala.
Note: Note: this message has been moved and edited by an administrator. Originally posted by havgirltech@comcast.net on December 1, 2005.
You may find the linked article interesting--we should all be concerned with the increase of melanoma--we need to find a cure!
Experiences with Proton Beam Therapy as a Treatment for Cancer
link: http://www.seniornet.org/php/default.php?PageID=7770&Version=0&Font=0
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Medicare
4:20 PM EST 1/3/06
as a reply to Douglas Lord.
Note: this message has been moved by an administrator. Originally posted by pjsell on November 29, 2005.
http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare/drug_coverage/medicare_lowincome1.html
With more elderly on very limited and low income they need to know that there are agencies out there to help them pay, or pay completely, for their new prescription plans.
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