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New Linux-Based PCs Encourage Seniors To Learn The Internet (redOrbit)New Linux-Based PCs Encourage Seniors To Learn The Internet (redOrbit)Posted Nov 16, 2009 18:47 UTC (Mon) by ballombe (subscriber, #9523)In reply to: New Linux-Based PCs Encourage Seniors To Learn The Internet (redOrbit) by Cato Parent article: New Linux-Based PCs Encourage Seniors To Learn The Internet (redOrbit)
> From my experience of trying to get several elderly people started with using computers, you need to start with the real basics, and remove as much extraneous detail as possible. The mouse is by far the biggest problem, one person I know never mastered this at all.
My experience is that a number of elderly people (and some younger) cannot use a mouse comfortably due to poor eyesight, trembling hand and poor movement coordination and are much more agile with a keyboard-only interface (which they use slowly but surely).
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