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Dahlstrom, Kendra. "How to Help the Elderly Become Comfortable With Computers." eHow. 1999-2010. Web. 22 November 2010. http://www.ehow.com/how_2362466_help-elderly-become-comfortable-computers.html This article is basically a step by step guide to help the elderly adapt to the new technology of computers. It starts with an introduction about why we need to help the elderly, and how much of a blessing a computer would be for some elderly people. After this introduction it moves into the steps of how to slowly integrate the senior citizen to their knew computer. It is a five step process that will improve a senior citizens life, and make them fluent with their computer.

Zhao, Haixia. "Universal Usability Web Design Guidelines for the Elderly (Age 65 and Older)." Universal Universibility in Practice. April 2001. Web. 22 November 2010. http://otal.umd.edu/UUPractice/elderly/. This website has many studied and information involving the computer use of the elderly and thier opinions of computers in comparisoin with other age classes. It has a study that says that the outlooks of computers from the perspective of the elderly aren't very different at all from the perspective of a young adult. It shines a new light on the age old thought that senior citizens do not like computers, they may just not know how to use them.