Internet Sites for Senior Citizens
by Rick Sheridan

Internet Sites for Senior Citizens

Senior citizens throughout the United States are responding to the challenge of becoming more computer and Internet literate. Many of these senior citizens are discovering the Internet for the first time while others are veteran users. The Internet is a huge collection of information from various universities, governments, businesses, libraries, museums, private individuals, etc. All of these sites are linked together by an international network of computers that speak the same language (HTML).

The phenomenal growth of the Internet, along with its easy-to-use features has offered almost anyone access to thousands of educational and recreational activities. Many elderly individuals enjoy spending time searching through genealogy, sports, financial or other types of sites. When you connect to the Internet, your computer becomes part of this international network of computers. It is estimated that there are over 150 million Internet users throughout the world.

If introduced in the right way, the Internet can become a useful research tool or hobby for the elderly. The mental decline which is often a part of the natural aging process can be slowed (and sometimes reversed) by getting the elderly involved as active users of technology. The Internet offers a huge number of stimulating activities for anyone.

Here are several computer-related organizations for seniors

SeniorNet is a nonprofit organization of computer-using adults, age 50 and older. Their mission is to provide older adults with computer education and related activities. The organization has over 240 learning centers throughout the U.S. These learning centers offer a low-cost, friendly introduction to basic computer skills where seniors can learn and teach others how to use e-mail, touch up a photo, learn word processing and much more. Visit them at: http://www.seniornet.org

Seniors-site is dedicated to help senior citizens and their caregivers with a variety of computer-related resources. The links on this site include a message boards, information about health issues, cargiving, computers and the Internet, housing, sports, a list experts, etc. http://seniors-site.com/

American Association of Retired Persons. This is one of the largest organizations for seniors. Their Web site provides a lot of content - information on health and wellness, computers, travel, and other topics of interest to seniors. http://www.aarp.org/

Internet Healthcare Research site. This is a non-profit Web site designed to help retired folks understand how to use the Internet to research their health and medical questions. This site offers a free online course about how to do basic and advanced Internet research. http://ComputerAccessible.com

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