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UNISON FOR GENERATIONS 50+

Unison is a not-for-profit organization focusing on the well-being of people aged 50 and above.

CALGARY SENIOR SOCIETY

The Calgary Senior Society is an organization built around supporting and empowering older adults as they age.

Contributors

Experts and participants who helped inform our writing and research, allowing each story to come to life

PHOTO BY: XANDER HOLCOMB

PHOTO BY: XANDER HOLCOMB

NANETTE ALVAREZ

Nanette Alvarez is a retired adult cardiologist from the University of Calgary at the Peter Lougheed Centre. Still heavily involved in her profession, Alvarez continues to promote cardiac health practices.

MADISON FOX

Madison Fox is a registered nurse at the Innisfail Health Centre in central Alberta. She's currently orientating to become an emergency department nurse.

STEFAN MACHIDON

Stefan Machidon is a Full-stack developer and technological entrepreneur. His focus lies primarily in the development of AI software.

LARRY MATHIESON

Larry Mathieson is the president and CEO of Unison for Generations 50+. Unison is a non-profit that serves community members over 50-years-old.

PHOTO FROM: LINKEDIN

PHOTO FROM: LINKEDIN

ARJUN PURI

Arjun Puri is a senior digital health strategist at the Data Intelligence for Health lab in the department of cardiac sciences at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary.

About Us

We are Calgary-based multimedia journalists at Mount Royal University. This website is a product of a fourth-year capstone class in the Journalism and Digital Media program.

Throughout this project we had the opportunity to connect with older adults and understand their challenges and relationships to technology, specifically smart wearable devices. As technology continues to advance, the older adult population is often left behind. We wanted to learn more about how older adults are engaging with, benefiting from and facing challenges with smart wearables.

Thank you to David, Evelyn and Patricia for sharing your stories, inviting us into your world and sharing the ways you navigate life through your devices.

AVA FREE

Ava loves long-format journalism and enjoys pursing unconventional approaches to mainstream practices. Her interest in this project came from her passion for personal, vulnerable storytelling and her soft spot for seniors.

BRENNEN FRENCH

Brennen is passionate about fostering new relationships through storytelling. Confident behind the camera, Brennen enjoys collaborating with people of diverse experiences.

XANDER HOLCOMB

Xander is a photographer by trade, having published in the Calgary Journal, and has worked with clients such as Hayley Wickenheiser. He loves to use photography to tell stories in ways that can't be articulated through writing.

CONNECTED

CANADIANS

Connected Canadians, founded in 2018, is a charity that spotlights digital literacy and inclusion.