The website's design has been developed to suit the elderly: it tries to be as simple as possible, using high-contrast colours. It has versions with larger letters for shortsighted people and a black-and-white version for the colour-blinded.
The website offers information on events that might be interesting for the elderly, such as culture programmes, education courses and lectures, relevant changes in legislation that concern them. It also has a dating section.
"Anybody who suffers from loneliness or isolation in old age or who would just like to meet people may seek company or post an ad (on the website)," Zivot 90 spokesman Oldrich Bubrle said.
Zivot 90 cooperated with the Foundation of Livia and Vaclav Klaus when working on the website.
The foundation has been organising special courses where elderly people learn to use the Internet, a mobile phone and credit cards. Some 2500 people have attended the course since 2007 and further 1500 are to attend it next year.
Copyright 2008 by the Czech News Agency (ČTK).
December 8, 2008
CZECH REPUBLIC: Website for senior citizens launches operations
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PRAGUE (CTK), December 8, 2008: A new Czech website www.seniorum.cz. for senior citizens who seek help in various situations and problems has been launched Monday, Jan Lorman, from the Zivot 90 (Life 90) association that operates the website, told CTK.
The website wants to help elderly people have an active attitude towards life, Lorman said.
People may chat on the website and ask questions that the editors will answer within 24 hours.
The website's design has been developed to suit the elderly: it tries to be as simple as possible, using high-contrast colours. It has versions with larger letters for shortsighted people and a black-and-white version for the colour-blinded.
The website offers information on events that might be interesting for the elderly, such as culture programmes, education courses and lectures, relevant changes in legislation that concern them. It also has a dating section.
"Anybody who suffers from loneliness or isolation in old age or who would just like to meet people may seek company or post an ad (on the website)," Zivot 90 spokesman Oldrich Bubrle said.
Zivot 90 cooperated with the Foundation of Livia and Vaclav Klaus when working on the website.
The foundation has been organising special courses where elderly people learn to use the Internet, a mobile phone and credit cards. Some 2500 people have attended the course since 2007 and further 1500 are to attend it next year.
Copyright 2008 by the Czech News Agency (ČTK).
The website's design has been developed to suit the elderly: it tries to be as simple as possible, using high-contrast colours. It has versions with larger letters for shortsighted people and a black-and-white version for the colour-blinded.
The website offers information on events that might be interesting for the elderly, such as culture programmes, education courses and lectures, relevant changes in legislation that concern them. It also has a dating section.
"Anybody who suffers from loneliness or isolation in old age or who would just like to meet people may seek company or post an ad (on the website)," Zivot 90 spokesman Oldrich Bubrle said.
Zivot 90 cooperated with the Foundation of Livia and Vaclav Klaus when working on the website.
The foundation has been organising special courses where elderly people learn to use the Internet, a mobile phone and credit cards. Some 2500 people have attended the course since 2007 and further 1500 are to attend it next year.
Copyright 2008 by the Czech News Agency (ČTK).
