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By Jennifer C. Yates, Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — A group of academics, business leaders and residents are convening this week to bring together the region's large elderly community, private industry and university programs in medicine and technology.
Fannie Wolfe prepares to e-mail her daughter using software that allows users to dictate instead of typing.
ByGene J. Puskar, AP
The resulting conference is a look into the region's latest innovations involving technology and aging. From virtual communities on the Web to remote medication monitoring, technology is something that can be used to empower the elderly, said Judith Tabolt Matthews, one of the organizer's of Friday's meeting.
For decades, researchers have been exploring ways that the elderly can utilize technology to enhance their quality of life. An article by a psychiatrist and computer scientist in a 1972 journal called The Gerontologist concluded technology was necessary to keep the elderly independent.
Matthews said Pittsburgh's large elderly population gives researchers here an advantage. About 16% of the city's 334,000 residents are over 65, well above the national average of about 12%."
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