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Follow ups and Links  A Curated List of Sites Mentioned in Meetings 

The IC  curated list of links is derived from conversations and emails contributed by IC members.  A curated list is a list on a certain topic that has been compiled carefully, usually by research and by a creator of the included content."

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News discussion links

Fake news

Sewanee Library   Provides extensive  coverage of  curated list of fact checking web sites from Sewanee Library

 

​Should you trust media bias  charts?

A review  by Poynter.org. "The Ad Fontes chart and the AllSides chart are each easy to understand: progressive publishers on one side, conservative ones on the other."

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Aging in an era of fake news

Misinformation causes serious harm, from sowing doubt in modern medicine to inciting violence. Older adults are especially susceptible – they shared the most fake news during the 2016 US election.  This scholarly article sheds light on why.

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Health - Disability

How To Find Reliable Health Information Online A comprehensive site from the National Institute of Aging, covers how to find reliable health information, how to trust a website and more.​

Presents advice on eating well, physical activity and mental health. Mayo is one of several major medical centers providing this information.

How To Tell When Nutrition Advice On Social Media Is Rotten

 Huffington Post asked nutrition science experts for what they believe are the most annoying and dangerous myths being spread about nutrition.​

Conversation cafe links

(Selected topics that come up frequently)

Abortion  History

A Brief History of Abortion in the U.S.   From Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health

 

Alternatives to some offensive words

A while back we all had a conservation about the word "idiot" a word as offense to many along with the hateful "r" word. Here is a list of alternatives: https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiot

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AI Artificial Intelligence

 

5 Things You Need to Know About AI: Understanding a powerful new technology’s secrets and nuances.

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Understanding Artificial Intelligence and how it affects the Disability Community   a publication by thee European Disability Forum.

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Fun and games links

Humor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iM53Wb-uiI With Gina Barreca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbnUHYxtYgI Jeanne Robertson https://www.liveabout.com/political-humor-4687972 https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/ https://www.huffpost.com/entertainment/topic/political-humor

Togethervirtually.com I (J) highly recommend these tours. They're online, free (tip based if you can afford), interactive and 24/7. I've done tours of Russia, parts of Asia and Africa, USA, England...on and on and on. I've made friends with guides and participants who are also on the tours with me. I've learned and laughed and always enjoyed myself.  Check it out!

Living well in tumultuous times links

Is the world getting worse? No.

Kindness matters

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/kindness/kindness-matters-guide

How to 'not get ripped off'

https://www.moneytalksnews.com/pro-tricks-to-get-your-finances-on-track-today/

 

https://www.ksat.com/news/ksat-investigates/2023/01/26/5-ways-to-avoid-being-ripped-off-by-a-contractor/

Googling tips

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/google-search-tips-youll-want-to-learn

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Technology and disability

New technology that turns thoughts into text.

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Keys on Macs

https://www.howtogeek.com/874702/where-is-the-alt-key-on-a-mac/

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Help for seniors who aren't computer savvyhttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/calming-computer-jitters-help-for-seniors-who-arent-tech-savvy/

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Patient portals

A great help for tracking meds, reading case notes and sending e-mail. Sometimes it is a very good idea to put it in writing.

https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/how-best-to-use-patient-portals?

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Googling tips

Google-search-tips-you'll-want-to-learn     

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It's harder than evert to identify a manipulated photo, National Geographic suggests where to start.

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In Person Meeting Links  (coming soon)

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