Tips to Make Your Website Senior Friendly

Not only is the older population in the U.S. growing rapidly, but their use of the web to search for health information is increasing as well.

A new 10-page tip sheet from the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, both part of the National Institutes of Health, offers research-based guidelines to help you create websites that work well for older adults.

Find out how to organize web information, write online text, and design your website to make it easy for older viewers to find and use your material.

The publication outlines simple things you can do, and what to avoid, so that older adults can not only select content but also absorb and retain what they read. Making Your Website Senior Friendly addresses the visual appearance of your web pages and navigation elements, as well as the importance of including audio, video, and other media on your site.

www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/website.htm

Older Americans and the Internet

AARP and Google announced today the release of a series of consumer protection videos to help educate older Americans about how to safeguard themselves while using the Internet.

AARP and Google joined together to leverage the power of their brands to help raise awareness about the importance of Internet safety and online privacy. The videos cover subjects including the importance of password safety, using sharing controls, avoiding online shopping threats and “phishing” scams, and knowing and controlling what is posted about you online. The videos were debuted before more than 20,000 AARP members during the association’s annual member event.

To view the videos go to:
www.AARP.org/onlinesafety