AARP Hearing Center
Discover how tech aids emergency prep. Learn about FEMA and Red Cross apps, smartphone features, keeping devices charged during outages, and using social media for vital updates.
Did you know that technology is an essential part of being prepared for emergencies and natural disasters? In this session, we’ll explain how technology can help you prepare. We’ll discuss and demonstrate useful features of the FEMA and Red Cross apps, including setting alerts. Additionally, we’ll review built-in smartphone features that can come in handy in the event of an emergency and explore how to keep phones and essential devices charged during a prolonged power outage. Finally, we’ll discuss how you can use social media to get emergency and other important information from local and national authorities
Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP is an award-winning social impact organization that harnesses the power of technology to change the way we age. Senior Planet is the flagship program of the national nonprofit OATS from AARP and provides free courses, programs, and activities to help seniors learn new skills, save money, exercise, make new friends, and so much more.
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