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AGE campaigners warned today that increased use of digital technology puts older people at risk of social exclusion and could breach equality laws.
The Welsh government-appointed older people’s commissioner for Wales Helena Herklots has issued a report into the rising numbers of older people at risk of social exclusion as the use of digital technology increases.
Ms Herklots said: “It’s clear that many older people are facing significant digital barriers, which are affecting more and more aspects of people’s everyday lives and creating stress and anxiety.
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