Free webinar: How to use your digital device to help with mobility and dexterity - with Parkinson's UK

As part of AbilityNet's partnership with BT Group to boost the digital skills of older people and disabled adults, this webinar shared innovative approaches to managing mobility and dexterity issues in older age using tech.

Aimed at older people and some of the issues they may commonly face, AbilityNet's free lunchtime learning session focussed on how to use your digital device to help with mobility and dexterity - with Parkinson's UK.

Guest speaker John Pettigrew from Parkinson's UK joined AbilityNet's Lizi Green on the webinar. This online session shared:

• Accessing Accessibility features for iPhone and iPad, Android and tablets
• Assistive technology that can help with common mobility and dexterity issues
• Suggestions for tech to tackle dexterity problems including tremors and symptoms related to Parkinson's
• Free resources from AbilityNet on mobility, age and tech

You can now watch the webinar recording below.

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 recording.

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

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

Q&A

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

Download the slidedeck

You can download the slides for this webinar [PPT]

Download the transcript

You can download the transcript for this webinar [DOC]

Meet your panellists

Lizi Green, AbilityNet

Lizi Green is Disability Consultant at AbilityNet. She started working at AbilityNet in 2016 and over the years she has worked her way up through the levels of the team and is now responsible for delivering Disability Inclusion sessions, and developing workplace inclusion services to a range of clients across all sectors. Lizi has worked as an administration manager which gave her experience in leading multiple teams across the organisation.  

She is passionate about assistive technology being widely available and easily accessible. As part of her role she runs tech demo events that showcase free and low cost apps to help in education.

John Pettigrew, Senior Product Manager, Tech Guide, Parkinson's UK

John Pettigrew is a hat wearer, recovering editor and Senior Product Manager of the Parkinson's UK Tech Guide. He spent most his career in publishing, and then spent most of the past 15 years running two software startup businesses. For the past 18 months, he's been at Parkinson's UK, building this new resource to help people with Parkinson's make confident decisions about the devices and apps that claim to help them live better lives.

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