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Technology to help adults age in place just a few years away | The Star

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“There still is a stigma with seniors and this idea of them being averse to technology,” says Rosalie Wang, a post doctorate fellow who works in robotics at Toronto Rehab. “The truth is that, like most people, as long as you can show an older person how a piece of technology can be helpful or useful, they are more than willing to accept it as part of their lives and homes.”

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