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Computers can be confusing, but they don’t have to be. Do you have specific questions about using your computer? Do you know how to navigate the internet, search for a recipe, purchase something online?
Sarah McFadden, Digital Literacy Resource Educator at Rensselaer County Cornell Cooperative Extension can help!  She will be addressing internet basics as well as staying safe online. Learn how to use the World Wide Web to get things done, as well as search for information and identify reliable sources. Please bring your device (if it’s portable) and your questions.
DATE: Thursday, October 26, 2017
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: Bach Library (455 New Scotland Ave., Albany)
RSVP: Please register with NNORC at 518-514-2023 as space is limited
 
 

For several years, NNORC has offered the CarFit program and the response has been amazing. CarFit is an educational program that offers older adults the opportunity to check how well their personal vehicles “fit” them. The program also provides information and materials on community-specific resources that could enhance their safety as drivers, and/or increase their mobility in the community. Trained screeners will help you fit better in your car, with the ultimate goal of helping you reduce the potential for injuries or car crashes.  This program is led by Roger Danes, who serves as the Driver Fitness Center Coordinator at Colonie Senior Services. The evaluation takes only 30 minutes while you are seated in your car. The screening looks at various factors including safety belt use, steering wheel tilt, head rest setting, body positioning to air bag, line of sight over steering wheel, body positioning to gas and brake pedals and mirror adjustment.
DATE: Tuesday, October 3, 2017
TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church parking lot (440 Whitehall Rd., Albany)
RSVP: Appointments are required, so please call NNORC at 518-514-2023 to register
 

Join us to discover how to take advantage of the powerful features in Photos, like an automatically organized library that shows when and where each photo was taken. We’ll explore everything from how Siri can find just the right shot to storing a lifetime of photos and videos in the cloud, so they’re accessible from any of your devices or even the web—anytime. This is a hands-on workshop at the Apple Store iPads will be available, but bring your own iPad or iPod if you have one.
DATE: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
TIME: 6:00–7:30 p.m
PLACE: Apple Store, Crossgates Mall (Level 1)
RSVP:  Please call NNORC at 518-514-2023 to sign up
 
The Apple Store at Crossgates is located on Level 1. Park and enter near Burlington Coat Factory. If you are interested in attending, but need a ride, NNORC staff will try their best to arrange one for you.
 

The beauty of flowers has inspired civilizations to attribute symbolic and mystic meanings to each blossom. Throughout the ages, beautiful and poetic thoughts have been conveyed by the presentation of a single blossom, and whole messages were communicated by bouquets in which each flower chosen offered a significant idea.  In his plays and poetry, Shakespeare was a master at the use of symbolism through his choice of plants and flowers.  Join Master Gardener Volunteer Cathie Gifford from Cornell Cooperative Extension Come and hear about Shakespeare’s genius, including “And there’s Pansies, that’s for thoughts” (Hamlet).
DATE: Thursday, October 19, 2017
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: First Congregational Church (405 Quail Street, Albany)
RSVP: Please call NNORC to register at 518-514-2023
FEE: $4.00
 

We will be welcoming Scott L. Homer, MS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Director and Health Sciences Department Chair from Maria College for our Fall Prevention program. He will be discussing the upcoming Falls Prevention Program in November facilitated by Judi England, RN, NNORC Senior Health Education Coordinator.
DATE: Wednesday, October 11
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: Albany JCC, 340 Whitehall Road, Albany
RSVP: NNORC at 518-514-2023
*Please save Wednesday, November 8 for the next NNORC Breakfast Club where we will welcome Roger Danes, Driver Fitness Center Coordinator at Colonie Senior Services. He will discuss Winter Driving for Seniors.
 

Mac Basics
Bring your Mac and join us for an introductory tour. Follow along as we show you the basics of navigating, getting and staying organized, and keeping your software up to date. Whether you’re totally new to Mac or just need a refresher, this is a great way to get up and running—and learn a few new tricks, like how to get more done with Siri. iPads will be available, but bring your own iPad or iPod if you have one.
Date: Wednesday, September 27
Time: 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Place: Apple Store at Crossgates Mall (Level 1)
RSVP: Please call NNORC at 514-2023 to sign up
 
 
The Apple Store at Crossgates is located on Level 1. Park and enter near Burlington Coat Factory. If you are interested in attending, but need a ride, NNORC staff will try their best to arrange one for you.
 

Here at the NNORC that is our focus—100%—and we’re always exploring new ways to shape that vision
into a reality.
On July 12, NNORC staff was invited to participate in the kick-off meeting for the Age Friendly Albany County initiative. The invitation described it as “a meeting of potential stakeholders who will partner with Albany County, World Health Organization, and AARP on a vital and exciting initiative to make Albany County Age Friendly for all of our workers, visitors and residents.”
Representatives from state and local government, health agencies, educational organizations, and service providers gathered at The First Unitarian Universalist Society to brainstorm how we can better pool our skills
and resources to serve seniors.
This National and International Initiative—led by AARP here in the U.S. and the World Health Organization Internationally—lists Eight Domains of Livability:

  1. Outdoor Sources and Buildings: Accessible places for people of all ages to gather indoors and out. Safe streets, green spaces, sidewalks and seating.
  2. Transportation Choices: Driving a car should not be the only option for getting around.
  3. Housing: Affordable housing options that can be designed or modified to allow safe “Aging in Place.”
  4. Social Participation: Accessible, affordable, engaging social activities.
  5. Respect and Social Inclusion: Intergenerational activities for young and old to meet and learn from one another and feel good about themselves
  6. Work and Civic Engagement: Opportunities for older individuals to work—for pay if they choose—or
    volunteer their skills in the community
  7. Communication and Information: Recognize that many methods must be utilized to disseminate information and provide contact
  8. Community and Health Services: Provide a means for all residents to receive affordable care when needed.                                                                                                       It’s easy to see that devising strategies to address these Eight Domains of Livability will make our community not only “Age-Friendly” but more importantly, will enhance livability for ALL residents of ALL ages.

Are you interested in learning basic computer skills? We have a new program for the fall! One-on-one Computer Skills Group is looking for individuals who want some extra help with their computer! We have some NNORC seniors who will be able to offer assistance with the computer. Please bring your charged device—tablet, phone or laptop (Apple or PC) if possible. 
Date: Monday, October 16, 2017
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: APL’s Bach Branch, 455 New Scotland Avenue, Albany
RSVP: Please call NNORC at 514-2023 to register
* An additional class will be offered Monday, November 6 at 12:00 p.m.

Last month, we bid a bittersweet farewell to longtime NNORC Residents’ Council member Joe Adler.  Joe and his wife Miriam are relocating to New Jersey to live closer to their two sons and their families.  Joe was a devoted and faithful NNORC Residents Council member through the years, frequently advocating, passionately and effectively, for our community members with disabilities and mental health issues.  Joe also played a vital role in the committee that drafted our NNORC Blueprint for the Future, a document we continue to consult as we plan programs and services for the NNORC community. All of us on the council, who have come to know Joe as a friend, will miss his gentle presence, thoughtful contributions, and playful sense of humor.
And we would absolutely be remiss if we did not mention that Joe’s “better half,” his wife Miriam, a former executive director of Jewish Family Services, was instrumental in the original NNORC application process and in getting this invaluable program off the ground.  The NNORC community owes an enormous debt of gratitude to both Adlers. Our very best wishes to Joe and Miriam in their new adventure!

Join us at Bach Library for a class on OverDrive, the “app” that lets you download books, audiobooks and movies from the library onto your reader, tablet, laptop, phone.  Please bring your fully-charged device (Kindle, tablet, laptop, smartphone).
You will need a library card to use OverDrive. (If you need a library card, please bring a photo ID and a
business mail envelope that was recently delivered to your house).
Date: Thursday, September 7, 2017
Time: 1:00 p.m
Place: Bach Library, 455 New Scotland Ave., Albany
RSVP: Please call NNROC to RSVP at 514-2023

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