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Leda Rosenthal was a college freshman when her mother began to face early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The challenges, Rosenthal says, began arising little by little. She first noticed issues with texting—she and her mother were no longer able to communicate that way. More dangerous situations later occurred; for instance, her mother would leave the stove on …

Young people may roll their eyes at older people who can’t use technology as fast as they do, but it’s wrong to say that older Americans can’t use technology. Remember, a baby boomer, Tim Berners-Lee, invented the World Wide Web, so why should we be surprised that they continue to create, adopt and use new …