Expert Resources: older people


These are the items that relate to older people found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.

  • Free webinar: How to make digital devices work for you: Tech tips for older users

    Annie Mannion | 17 Apr 2025
    Join our free webinar on Wednesday 4 June 2025 with AbilityNet's Chris Grant and a group of AbilityNet Tech Volunteer experts who will share how you can make your devices suit your needs with just some simple tweaks!

  • Learn essential digital skills for free in Dundee

    Annie Mannion | 16 Apr 2025
    Attend in-person information sessions aimed at people over 65, and speak to advisors about your digital questions, in Dundee.

  • Free webinar: How going digital can save you money: a guide with the DWP

    Annie Mannion | 17 Mar 2025
    Join our free webinar on Tuesday 20 May with AbilityNet's Disability Consultant, Lizi Green who will highlight cost savings you can make by going digital, plus the Department for Work and Pensions provides advice about pensions and financial planning for older people.

  • Free webinar: Dementia and digital adjustments that can help

    Annie Mannion | 04 Mar 2025
    Aimed at older people and some of the issues they may commonly face, join AbilityNet's free lunchtime learning session Dementia and digital adjustments that can help, on Wednesday 2 July 2025 between 1pm to 1.45pm BST.

  • Free webinar: Simple tech tips for hearing loss

    Annie Mannion | 26 Feb 2025
    Join our free webinar on Wed 16 April with AbilityNet's Accessibility Consultant, Beck Lambourne who will highlight digital adjustments that can aid with hearing loss, plus our Head of Finance, Fiona Watson, who will share her experience of being deaf and how technology can help you.

  • How to boost your online skills: learner factsheets

    Alex.Barker | 24 Jan 2025
    AbilityNet is working with telecommunications company BT Group to help older and digitally excluded people to make the most out of life in a digital world.As part of this activity, we've created a range of factsheets and other resources to help older people build online skills and confidence.  

  • Free webinar: Travel Made Easy - top apps for seniors on the go

    Annie Mannion | 23 Jan 2025
    Join our free webinar with our expert Digital Skills trainer Mohammed Iltaf, who will inspire you with suggestions for how to improve your travel experiences using your digital devices.

  • Tips to make your smartphone easier to use

    Annie Mannion | 12 Dec 2024
    Join our free webinar with our expert Digital Skills trainer Caroline Martin and Head of Digital Inclusion, Robin Christopherson, who will share suggestions for tweaking your phone's settings to make it work better to meet your individual needs.

  • New Year, New Digital You: Unlock your online potential in 2025

    Annie Mannion | 20 Nov 2024
    Join our free webinar with our expert Digital Skills trainer Hannah Davies, who will outline a few ideas of things you didn't know you could do online and along with ways to have a Digital Makeover in 2025!

  • Learn essential digital skills for free across the UK

    Annie Mannion | 24 Oct 2024
    Attend in-person training sessions aimed at people over 65 and disabled adults, at BT Group's offices  in London, Glasgow, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Merthyr Tidfil and Cardiff, with new locations coming soon.