ElderWeb

The AARP web site now includes a special collection of tools and gadgets that can help older people live independently. Information about a wide variety of inventive tools are available, including:

- Vibrating alarm clocks you can place under your pillow
- Electronic pill boxes with an alarm that signals when to take medication
- Telephones with memory dialing and spaces for photos of people frequently called
- Timed faucets that automatically turn off water
- Talking watches, clocks, timers, calculators, scales, heart and blood pressure monitors
- Large-print labelers that print raised, half-inch-high letters and numbers onto sticky-backed tape
- Voice-activated automatic telephone dialers
- Plastic finger loops that help turn keys in doors and car ignitions
- Long-handled "reachers" for retrieving items on low or high shelves
- Clothing with Velcro fasteners