Writing Back is an intergenerational digital pen pal project which pairs students at the University of Leeds with older residents across Yorkshire to exchange emails. The scheme was established to help tackle loneliness and social isolation but organisations supporting older people have found involvement in the scheme supports members to develop transferable digital skills andContinue reading “Supporting older people’s digital confidence with University of Leeds’s Writing Back project”
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Get Online Week 2023
Organisations across Leeds are running a series of in-person digital support sessions and events across Leeds for Get Online Week, Good Things Foundation’s annual digital inclusion campaign. Here’s a run down of some of the events taking place across the city. Older People’s Digital Inclusion Network event: 100% Digital Leeds and Leeds Older People’s ForumContinue reading “Get Online Week 2023”