Free webinar: Dementia and digital adjustments that can help

Do you or someone you know live with dementia?

Aimed at older people and some of the issues they may commonly face, AbilityNet's free lunchtime learning session focussed on Dementia and digital adjustments that can help .

In this online session, special guest Phil Joddrell from Dementia UK, shared information about touchscreen apps for people living with dementia and guidance on adaptations to make apps more user friendly, to enhance engagement and enjoyment.

AbilityNet BT Digital Skills trainer Anna Dolphin also shared practical ideas for digital tools that can help you manage daily life with dementia and how AbilityNet and BT Group can help you and those you know with dementia with their tech, for free.

Watch the webinar recording below and download the slides and transcript.

Who will benefit from this webinar?

The session will benefit:

• Older people and disabled adults
• Carers of older people or disabled adults
• Health professionals working with older people or disabled adults
• People interested in tech and digital devices
• Web and Accessibility professionals interested in design and digital considerations for older people and disabled adults

Bring a friend, relative or client

This free session is part of AbilityNet's work with telecommunications company BT Group to help older and digitally excluded people to build online skills and confidence.

If you work in an organisation with clients who could benefit from learning about the digital world, please do share this session and encourage them to watch the recording of this session. 

It's also a great session for organisations who provide digital inclusion support to service users. 

Q&A

This webinar ran for 45 minutes and included an opportunity to pose questions to the speakers. Find out more about our webinars in our FAQs information.

Download the slidedeck

You can download the slides for this webinar [PPT]

Transcript for the webinar

Download your copy of the webinar transcript [DOC]

Meet your panellists

Phil Joddrell, Dementia UK

Phil Joddrell is a Research Fellow at Dementia UK, and also at the University of Sheffield in the Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH). Phil has over 15 years’ experience working with people living with dementia in both clinical and research environments. His PhD research focused on the digital accessibility of everyday technologies for people with dementia.

Anna Dolphin, AbilityNet

Anna Dolphin, BT Digital Skills trainer for Brighton & Hove, has worked with charities, community focused organisations and in education for many years and most recently at AbilityNet as Digital Champion and Project Coordinator in the Digital Brighton & Hove project to work towards much needed digital inclusion for people in the community.  

Do you know an elderly person or a group of older people or disabled adults who want to know more about using digital devices?

Useful links

• Blog: Using technology to help elderly relatives from afar 
• Sign up to the AbilityNet newsletter for more free resources like this webinar!
• Find out about AbilityNet's Digital accessibility services