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John Shalam shows us why technology has a great potential to ease the emotional burden of aging
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To -- -- one get some information out there for our viewers that because the population of this country is is getting older and we.
Recently got numbers from the US census department.
That show.
That this year in the year 2012 the number of Americans 65 and older almost 41.
And a half million you can see there on the screen.
But look at the numbers as they go to 20/20 twenty we're talking 55 million people.
And and and 2030.
Over 72 point one so this is -- part of our population as a whole that is going to get larger and larger.
Why is that so important for them to stay connected.
The brokerage brawl -- a little bit older than normal the National Mall -- you can -- out of their home truly conclude.
Is that they're homegrown British opens and they become totally fair there's there's an old problem.
With -- shouldn't change your homes on the polish.
There's truth to talk to Google -- -- -- -- could only be called local phone.
So you're going to people become but I don't immoral and shook him park -- Integrity and we would follow -- can then be able to bring good commercial.
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Through little social development program should help orbit insertion as an example like we're very the first thing to do.
Here is that we have some pictures -- his senior who's using the self -- Virtual senior center this is a center that offers seniors visual contact with the outside world they don't even have to leave their homes right.
Our hero world you can quote me don't grow bigger solution capable of -- -- program.
And usually delivered pleasure usually you're old and he'll do that before -- Google and so that could really -- -- -- little problem.
He would just sitting there -- it is a good -- and there's -- -- Beauty and culture of the government's attitude is full of people all the terrible news and -- -- people usually it's usually -- And it's opened up a whole new push total support of.
Tell us -- -- because obviously we -- seems to be active as well as they're concerned that.
Getting them online on computers in these virtual -- is gonna prevent them from may be going out and you sort of it actually experiencing in the world as it is and get outside gets an exercise get some fresh air.
-- -- -- -- -- I think there's very limited motion blur well enough to go it will go.
-- been able -- -- -- -- delusional to put puppet -- admirable for a walk in the park.
People who doesn't really useful little emotional -- Connecticut -- the community and what we're privileged.
You showed -- Milton talked to us about other seniors as a whole fitted with technology I have an elderly grandmother who lives down in Florida.
And I try to encourage -- Maybe to get a computer we say let's get you a computer will we'll hook you up with the email and Skype and all that's of that so that you can see -- -- great grandchildren.
More frequently just don't want anything to do -- that she's she gets a little scared when it comes to technology what do you say how do you convince seniors.
To get over their concern of technology.
Here this whole.
I'm sure all the parties -- -- of the British.
Thanks for being usually group -- -- -- We have one of our viewers who is written in the chat room she must admit my youngest daughter and her kids live in Florida and we use windows live to talk instead of over the phone and I see them sometimes.
More than the ones -- -- just 45 miles away so it really is a way technology.
To connect with your loved ones -- matter where they are.
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All of you lose your home -- but it was giving control of accusers sort of -- incredible.
John -- -- chairman -- CEA foundation you can find out more about them.
At WW BCE dot org CE dot ORG on Twitter at CE eight feed it nice talk to you sir thanks very much for coming on.
-- truly deliver much good.
But I do like to you look.
