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Sites
• FirstGov
for Seniors
Consumer Protection; Education, Jobs and Volunteerism; Federal
and State Agencies; Health; Laws and Regulations; Retirement and
Money; Taxes; Travel and Leisure
• SeniorNet
Information, News, Web Courses, Online Discussions
• ThirdAge
• Useful Websites
Organized alphabetically, not by topic. From Coalition of Wisconsin
Aging Groups.
• Wisconsin
Senior Services
• Woman Sage: Creating A New
Agenda
"...educating, empowering and fostering mentoring relationships
among women at midlife."
Advocacy, Politics, & Legal Resources
• AARP
Learn about everything from recent legislation to downloading music
from the Internet to making your kitchen safe and easy to use. Wide
variety of topics, as well as advocacy.
• American Bar Association
Check out the Consumer’s
Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning
• Area Agency on
Aging – Dane County
• Dane
County Senior Advocacy Organizations
Caregiving
• Caregiving.com
•
Eldercare Search
• National Center
on Elder Abuse
• National
Hospice Foundation
Includes Find
a Hospice Program
Computers & the Internet
• Computers
& The Internet links MHPL
• Learn
the Net
How to guide to email, the Internet, and computing
• Mouse
Exercises – SeniorNet
• Older Wiser
Wired AARP
• Personal
Computers 101
• Unpacking
Your New Computer article & video
• Welcome
to Mouserobics!
For Librarians
• Lifelong
Access Libraries Initiative Americans for Libraries Council
• Lifelong
Access Tools & Resources WebJunction
• Links
for Libraries Serving Older Adults
• Services
to Older Adults ALA
Health
• Caregiver
Resources
• Financing
Long Term Care
• Health
& Medicine links MHPL
• Medicare
• MedlinePlus:
Senior Health Issues
• NIHSeniorHealth
• Senior
Health Links
• Many sites available. See General Sites
above.
Learning & Discovery
• Brain Resources for
Seniors
• Learning
in the Senior Years
• MATC-
Adult & Continuing Education
Includes non-degree courses for leisure learning
• UW Mini
Courses
May look confusing… Just click “Online Catalog”.
Read disclaimer and follow directions. Next page, click “Register
Now”. Viola! See all the listings.
• Web
Courses
Leisure
• For
Seniors: Dating, Sex, & Romance
• Senior Travel
Local
• Visit Southwest Dane Senior Outreach,
107 N. Grove St., Mount Horeb, 53572, 437-6902.
Serves the communities of Mount Horeb, Blue Mounds, Perry, Primrose
and Springdale.
News & Newsletters
• Grand Times
• Senior Journal
Personal Finance
• Internet
Resources for the Consumer
• Retirement
Planner SSA
• 66
Ways to Save Money also in Spanish
• Senior Sites Find
not for profit senior housing
• Social Security Online
Volunteering
• Civic Ventures
• VolunteerMatch
• Volunteer.gov
Like doing the other type of surfing??
Read Still
Stoked on Surfing
Originally created for: Where to Hang Ten Online: Suggested
Web Sites for Seniors, September 21, 2004, Computer
& Internet Class. Significantly expanded, 2006.
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