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Comcast Holiday Event Brings Gifts and Low-Cost Connections for Seniors

January 1, 2016 by Marie Jobling

IE Ambassador Onsite ReigstrationComcast and its Community partners brought low cost internet connections, free computers and more to seniors in a special holiday event hosted at Eastern Park Apartments.   Another fun registration event is coming soon.  Watch this space for details.  In the meantime. you can get more information and sign-up for Internet Essentials by going to their website http://InternetEssentials.com/Seniors and/or by calling 1-855-804-8010.

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Filed Under: Computers & Digital Literacy, Events & Celebrations, Volunteering & Giving Back Tagged With: brain fitness, computer access, computer basics, low cost computers

‘Keep Us Connected’ Campaign Delivers 2000+ Postcards

June 23, 2015 by Marie Jobling

DSC_0428Last week, we delivered over 2,000 postcards from people all over the City with our message to City Hall: It’s time to close the digital divide for seniors and adults with disabilities. Staying connected and engaged is key to reducing isolation, promoting brain fitness and lifelong learning, keeping us connected to our health providers and to long term services and supports  that help us age in place.

Call or email your Supervisor TODAY (contact info here) and tell your Supervisor and the Mayor why they need to pass a budget that includes more training and support through the Department of Aging and Adult Services’ SF Connected Program. 

San Francisco Needs to Invest in People, Not Just Computer Systems and Software

Earlier this year, the Mayor developed and the Supervisors approved a budget for $155 million to upgrade computer systems and software to help the City better serve and communicate with the public. But these upgrades won’t help those in the public who don’t have the computer skills or access to find this information. Without more investment in computer training for seniors and adults with disabilities, the digital divide will keep growing.

Expanding SF Connected Increases Computer Access AND Creates Job Opportunities for San Franciscans

SF Connected, the Public Libraries, and other technology centers provide access, but what is missing is a bolder program for training and deploying trainers, tutors, and volunteer coordinators to expand the use of these neighborhood-based resources.  And increased funding for training has another benefit: new, part-time employment opportunities for more tech-savy seniors and people with disabilities who have been left out of sectors where jobs are increasing, like tech and construction.

Your San Francisco Neighbors Are Being Left Behind

Consider this…The City is poised to invest $223,398,000 to upgrade its Electronic Medical Records (EMR) for its hospital and clinics over the next 5 years. Part of the Affordable Care Act requirements are that patients be given the tools and support to help them access their records.  But a recent UCSF survey in SF health clinic waiting rooms found that a staggering 40% of patients don’t use email even though 71% would like to use it to communicate with their health care providers. Even among those who do use email, only 59% are able to do so from home.

Ask the Mayor and Supervisors to Invest More in Closing the Digital Divide

San Francisco is held up as a model for technological innovation and cutting edge programs, yet the most recent citizen’s survey showed a huge gap between the have’s and the have-not’s – as some communities 30% to 40% lack Internet access. Those who lack access tend to have lower income, are typically older, less educated and people of color.

We are hoping increased funding to bridge the digital divide will show the City is taking one more small step  better share the prosperity.    Please call the Mayor and the Supervisors Today!

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Filed Under: Action & Advocacy, Computers & Digital Literacy Tagged With: accessible, brain fitness, coalition, community, community organizing, Computer Classes, computer training, contribution, CTN, disability, diversity, growing old, Healthy Aging, innovation, isolation, justice, leadership, social media

Keeping Your Brain Fit As You Age

March 29, 2015 by Kate Kuckro

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Dr. Christian Thompson, a professor at University of San Francisco, teaches Cayuga neighbors about brain fitness.

The Cayuga Community Connectors hosted Dr. Christian Thompson for a very-well attended and entertaining talk on brain fitness this month.

And he began with the great news that cognitive exercises can actually improve our memory – even in cases where there’s already been some memory decline. To keep your mind fit, Dr. Chris recommends:

Eating well and staying active! This not only keeps our bodies healthy, but also promotes good blood flow to the brain. And that’s essential for keep our minds healthy. (Download some recommended exercises-PDF)

Learning new things and continuing to challenge ourselves mentally. Cognitive training – focusing on games and activities that make us think – actually improve our memories more than using strategies to remember things.

We even had a chance to try out some brain games. In approaching a new challenge, Dr. Chris reminded everyone to:

  • Start by Understanding the Problem
  • Develop a Step-By-Step Process
  • Expect Setbacks – If it’s easy, it’s not exercising your brain!
  • Be Persistent – Don’t give up! Keep going, even when it’s difficult. This is what keeps your brain young.

If you want to try some of these brain games yourself, here are three handouts to get you started:

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Participants puzzle their way through a variety of brain games at Bethel Lutheran Church. Cayuga Community Connectors also hosts Always Active Classes here three times a week.

Download Shinro Puzzles (PDF). (Similar to Sudoku, but without the numbers). Want more? Play Shinro puzzles in your web browser or on iPhone/iPad with Jabeh.

Download Rebus Puzzle (PDF). (Great for native English speakers). Want more? Try the rebus puzzles here.

Download Categories Puzzles (PDF) (Find words starting with certain letters to fit certain categories). Want more? These are ones you can make up yourself!

Want More Opportunities to Try New Things? If you’re looking for other puzzle games to make you think, try printing out some of the ones at Puzzle Baron. Or  join CLC at one of our classes at 360 Valencia and other locations throughout the city (PDF) for a chance to learn a new skill and meet new people at the same time.

Filed Under: Building Community Tagged With: brain fitness, Healthy Aging, neighbors

Keep Your Brain Fit By Engaging Online

May 25, 2012 by Marie Jobling

Back by popular demand, Michael Merzenich, Ph.D was a main speaker during the plenary session at the Aging and Disability Technology Summit.  Dr. Merzenich is the chief scientific officer for Posit Science.  For more than three decades, he has been the leading pioneer in brain plasticity research – the ability of the brain to contantly change, grow, and remap itself during the course of a lifetime.   This includes the  ability to repair itself in the wake of an injury.  When an area of the brain is damaged, the activities associated with that region can sometimes move to another area of the brain, allowing the person to recover functionality.   People can also enhance the flexibilty of the brain by “exercising it”, much like your muscles are improve by exercise.  

The new computers Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) Computers arriving at senior and community centers all over the City have Posit Science brain-fitness software installed on them. 

For an updated list of computer training sites where you can exercise your brain on-line, go to http://www.sfconnected.info/

To hear Dr. Merzenich’s presentation at the Summit, go to:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVXePdC-4E4

To learn more about this how this all works, go to  http://www.positscience.com/human-brain/brain-plasticity/about-brain-plasticity

 

Filed Under: Computers & Digital Literacy Tagged With: brain fitness, BTOP, computer training, disability, Healthy Aging, Summit

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