{"id":7092,"date":"2026-05-26T09:14:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorespeak.com\/blog\/?p=7092"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:13:05","slug":"for-many-older-adults-technology-not-optional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorespeak.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/for-many-older-adults-technology-not-optional\/","title":{"rendered":"For Many Older Adults, Technology Not Optional"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7092\" class=\"elementor elementor-7092\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a948e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a948e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1481548\" data-id=\"1481548\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80cf6c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80cf6c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As seen in the Marin Independant Journal on May 26, 2026.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8156433 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8156433\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7fb5e0\" data-id=\"f7fb5e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c49b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c49b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#8220;They are retired physicians, researchers, clergy and teachers: bright, capable people who spent decades mastering complex professions, now feeling like technology is slowly pushing them to the margins of everyday life. <\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Tasks that once seemed simple \u2014 mailing a package, downloading an app, logging into an account \u2014 have become unexpectedly stressful. 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