Free webinar: Smartphones made simple: tips you'll wish you'd known sooner

• How do I find and use accessibility features in my Android smartphone settings?
• Where do I go to download an app on my phone?  
• I think I've received a scam text, what do I do? 

Smartphones can be confusing at times — but we're here to answer your questions and make things easier.

Join AbilityNet's experts for a free lunchtime learning session Free webinar: Smartphones made simple: tips you'll wish you'd known sooner, where we'll take you through the basics of making simple adjustments to your Android smartphone settings.

Learn how to make your phone easier to see, hear, and use in this 45-minute bitesize online session 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

If you work for an organisation that helps older people or disabled adults, this webinar shares useful resources and advice to help your clients.

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

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.

Slides from the webinar

You can download the slidedeck used on the webinar [PPT]

Transcript of the webinar

You can download the webinar transcript [DOC]

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

Meet your trainer

Ling Gillespie is a Digital Skills Trainer with AbilityNet on the BT Digital Skills Project, delivering training across Northern Ireland.

With experience teaching academic and technical courses from foundation degree level to essential skills, he supports learners of all abilities and backgrounds to build confidence and practical digital knowledge. His background in sports coaching informs his engaging, supportive approach to digital skills training.

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