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Show The Salt Lake Tribune DISCOVER Ds Net result: empowermentfor seniors a is through an interpreter. when she proposed her master’s The Salt Lake Tridrune legree project to the University TAYLORSVILLE To grab the attention of the students in the computer lab, Pat Felsted flicks the lights off and then on again It's a tactic sore use to settle down rowdy children in a class room. But Feisted’s 12 students on teach a handful of hearing impaired seniors how to use the Internet What I'm reaily looking for class in coming months. Rollin Jones, who took the class, already talks about the changesin his life Jones said he uses the Internet and e-mail to stay in touch with friends and news in Mary land, a state he movedfrom five months ago “It’s as close to us standing here and talking,” Jones said By Jacos SANTINI recent day are neither if Utah's department gerontology Felsted, whe recruited an in structor from the University of Phoenix to help, has set out to if {the Internet usage} rowdy nor young. They are all at least 60 years old and have hear ing impairments “We had to usea different ap proach,” Felsted said. “Every thing hadto be visual.” The class at the Robert F Sanderson Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing proves social isolation,” said is exactly what Felsted wanted will HEALTH NOTES Compiled by Carey Hamilton Donate used prosthetics The Limbs of Hope Founda tion will hold a breakfast to raise moneyand ask for dona tions of used prosthetics to help people in developing countries The event will be Saturday at Constitution Park, 7000 S. 3200 West, in West Jordan, from 8 to In early September, Felsted launched a four-week class at the ommunity center, Utah’s only Jones said the end of the class hasn't slowed his Internet use. On the last day of class, each of the 12 received a new computer, monitor and printer to take home. Funding for the equipment came from an anonymous state-sponsored center for the donor. leaf and hard of hearing. She ‘We were quite whelmed,” Jones said. Felsted, who was raised by deaf parents and has a bachelor’s de gree in sign language analyze results from the Every day, five Utahns suffer head injuries serious enough to send them to the hospital Nearly half of all traumatic brain injuries are the result of motor-vehicle crashes, and falls are the most common cause of them in the elderly. Failed sui cide attempts also account for many brain injuries Conference topics include new therapies, job development, assistive technologies, stress management and substance lla.m abuse prevention and treat ment UDOHlaunches project 801-484-2240 The state Department of Health has launched the third phase of Utah's Long Term Care/Managed Care Initiative Project. The project is a model developed by the health depart ment that allows Medicaid bene fits to be paid for health-care services outside a traditional nursing facility. Phase three ex tends the project into Weber and Morgan counties Theproject, under the name of FlexCare, was experimental! in Salt Lake and Davis counties three years ago. Officials hope to make the service available throughout the Wasatch Front and other areas FlexCare now serves more than 300 residents in Salt Lake Davis and Tooele counties Brain-injury conference The Brain Injury Association of Utah will hold a conference in Ogden today and Friday at the Ogden Marriott, 247 24th St., to address how to cope with brain injuries. For more information, call Cancer event The Cancer Wellness House in Salt Lake City will hold an event this weekend for children who have a parent stricken by cancer! The KidsClub fall sessions will start with a weekend parent-and-child retreat on Fri day and Saturday for families Thursday, October 9, 2003 Felsted said she hopes Jones and his 11 classmates are just the beginning. Ultimately, she views the class as a pilot study that could inspire state agencies, like the Division of Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, to incorporate computer courses for seniors into their policies. R P A % O FOR 60 MONTHS’ FOR QUALIFIED BUYERS over- touched by breast cancer who have children between ages 5 and12. The session will kick off Fridayat 6 p.m. at the Cancer Well ness House, 59 S. 1100 East, with anorientation to teach parents how to communicate with their childrenabout cancer, while children will be introduced to KidsClub facilitators to prepare for the Children’s Day Camp on Saturday. The children’s day camp will run from 8:30 a.m. to4:30 p.m. and include a tour of Utah Cancer Specialistsfacility in Salt LakeCity; lunch, activities and a scavenger hunt at Red Butte Garden; and play therapy and memorygarden activities at the Cancer Wellness House. 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