A digital Literacy Program Empowering Seniors with Sensory Loss

The Challenge

Studies show that seniors with sensory loss (vision and/or hearing loss) are severely disadvantaged when accessing and using online information and services. As society advances towards a fully digital paradigm, these seniors face exclusion from fundamental aspects of daily life such as banking and shopping.

This project will seek to close this growing digital divide by developing a novel conceptual framework merging theory of change and social justice theory to underpin the design and piloting of a bespoke digital literacy program for seniors with sensory loss through digital literacy. This will enable them to remain independent for longer and actively contribute to society.

The solution

The novel conceptual framework developed in this project will be used to design and pilot a bespoke digital literacy program for seniors with sensory loss thus empowering them with digital literacy. This will enable seniors to remain independent for longer and actively contribute to society.

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