Technology suggestions?

[politicat]

3. Roku for TV instead of cable or satellite.

The Roku remote is SO much simpler -- 10 buttons or fewer. With a Netflix subscription, it's almost unlimited viewing plus no commercials and few commercials disguised as programs. (Looking at you, Food Network and HGTV.) The lack of QVC and HSN are pretty big benefits, too. (And no Faux news, which isn't awful, either.) The lanyard on the remote is also useful, and with the PIN enabled, there are no surprise movie charges. (Apple TV is also excellent, and the remote is even simpler, but that remote is tiny and easily lost.)

My suggestion with iPads - a bluetooth keyboard. The onscreen keyboard can have a steeper than expected learning curve.

Also, technophobes or those with tremor/proprioception issues can find them daunting.

Audiobooks simultaneous with the book/ebook have long been a tool for reading disability; I don't know if there's any research into slowing cognitive decline, but it makes sense logically, and it sure can't hurt.