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Senior
Links
 You're Aging Gracefully
Family Resource Associates Tech Connection
Directs users
to Red Bank organization that allows people with special
needs to test drive computer hardware and software. State of New Jersey
Links to all departments of state plus history, maps, etc.
USA.Gov
Senior Citizens' Resources
Links to government resources as well as featured websites
and online services.
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 Your Health
The Mayo Clinic
Information on diseases, conditions, drugs & supplements,
treatment decisions, healthy living, specialist information. Medline Plus Health Information
Links to health information using a variety of formats.
National
Center for Health Statistics
Center for Disease Control & Prevention's website listing statistics, data
and resources that focus on older Americans.
NIH Senior Health
National Institutes of
Health website specifically for senior citizens. Large
font size and simplicity of design makes site
easy to search.
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 You're Still Learning
Art cyclopedia: the fine art search engine
Guide to great art on
the Internet.
Infoplease
Access to online calculators, atlases, encyclopedias, new sources,
etc.
Internet Public
Library
Reference resources online.
Librarians' Internet Index
Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website
and weekly newsletter which offers guides to authoritative
websites on the internet. Covers topics from aquariums to boy
and girl Scouts.
National Association
of Home Builders
National Association of Home Builder's reports on life expectancy of home
components - Go to Publications and then NAHB Reports.
Quick
and Dirty Tips
Quick and Dirty Tips offers short, actionable advice from friendly and informed
authorities. Available as podcasts or transcripts. Topics include grammar,
money management, travel, how-to's for projects, parenting tips, legal issues
and manners.
Savvy
Senior
A national information service devoted to older Americans
and the families who support them. Through a variety of
media, Savvy Senior provides information and
resources..
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 You're Remembering When
Historic
House Museums
Allows users to search for historic houses that are operating as museums by name,
state, region or time period.
Kingwood College Library Decades Links
Interesting links
to information on American Cultural History from 1800 -
1999. Topics include art & architecture, pastimes as well as
standard historical information.
Library of Congress: American Memory
Allows users to
browse or search the collections of the Library of Congress
for information and entertainment in a variety of formats.
National Archives
Allows users to search for geneological-related materials such
as military service records, photos and other information.
Smithsonian
Global Sound
Download and learn about traditional music from different
time periods and places all around the world.
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 Your Finances
American
Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
Free access to Bifocal which is the organization's monthly newsletter as well
as some resources for seniors and their families, especially guardianship issues.
National Council on Aging Benefits Checkup
The National Council on the
Aging created BenefitsCheckUp to help older adults to quickly
identify federal and state assistance programs that may
improve the quality of their lives.
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 Your Next Career
CareerOneStop
Website links users to interest tests, resume buildres, job databases, salary
information, sample cover letters and thank you notes, etc.
Encore: Work that matters in the second half of life
Founded by author,
Marc Friedman, promotes work for social change, lifelong
learning, news of interest to second careerists. Emurse
Free
resume builder lets you create pick two templates so use to
build two resumes and hosts one free online. Emurse has an
online video for training purposes.
NYCareerZone
SR 8 - Your next career
Website allows users to take interest tests, build resumes,
search job databases and find out about education that matches
their goals - not just for New Yorkers!
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