One Toledo organization, Building Up Seniors in Technology, works with seniors to help them better understand technology.
Building Up Seniors in Technology offers group sessions for seniors, as well as one-on-one’s where they will assist seniors in understanding their phones, computers and other technology in their homes.
The organization was founded by Alondria Wright in 2022, who has a passion for helping seniors understand their devices.
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“I’m trying to put things in place to where they feel comfortable and confident about technology. They have someone that they can turn to,” Wright said. “They have support from our community, that they know that someone is there, they’re looking after them to receive this help.”
Some things that seniors may learn while attending sessions or one-on-ones include logging in, making calls, sending text messages, setting up social media accounts or online grocery couponing.
The group also provides in-home tech support, where they will go into homes and help seniors set up technology, such as Wi-Fi, cameras or phones.
“We’ve done just encouraging things to help them,” Wright said. “You know, start learning more about technology.”
For more information on Building Up Seniors in Technology, visit buildingupseniorsintech.org.
