Using Technology to Help the Elderly and Their Caregivers | Garett Ho | TEDxMeritAcademy

Second Module published now - just follow the link and click your way through it. Feedback or questions will be appreciated as i improve in my course presentation 🤓

How many times has a client asked you to fix the tv, connect something to the internet, connect a printer, show them how to get to photos on their phone, or change the batteries in their hearing aids ? You feel dread well up as you don’t know how to so you tell them you can’t and see the disappointment on their face … Well in this community course we aim to take away that dread, that feeling of letting your client down. And replace it with confidence, knowledge and basic skills to assist your clients with connectivity and inclusiveness. Step one is to change your mindset , from defeatism or denial to positivity and can do. With the information here, soon you will be installing apps, discovering games and negotiating new assistive systems WITH your clients to empower both their’s and your lives

Check out the first free module- Breaking the fear barrier around tech in Aged and Disability care. A basic module just to get your head around the fear and issues associated with introducing tech to aged or disabled clients.

And throw a reply in with the driving reason why you are here or what catalyst brought about change for you.