CAREGIVERS VIDEO
Modern technology is helping Baby-Boomers touch the future and manage the present. Needing to care for parents and children simultaneously, assistive technology has never been more pertinent to their lives. Watch this enlightening video from The Discovery Channel.
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The Discovery Channel: Future Family - Life in the Digital Age
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Week of November 27 - December 4, 2011
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