05 September 2011

Moan on Monday - advice for the over 65s

 A leaflet for The Elderly, designed by a bright young thing, who doesn't realise that  Elderly People like to read things as a swathe of text - not cut up into jolly little boxes! They (we?) want to be sure we've read the whole thing - and have the attention spans to do so - whereas having it "chopped up" means some of it is likely to go unread and/or be offputting.

(For those who commented on the earlier version - apologies - my carefully composed text simple disappeared...) If you enlarge the pic with boxes, you can enjoy the many useful tips. For example - Replace worn out slippers. Flapping or damaged soles or slack slippers can be dangerous. 

I also wanted to pass on a tip that will help with balance and fitness - walk on your tiptoes - and if you do it while going up stairs, no one will notice!


3 comments:

Cate Rose said...

...who doesn't realize, what? I think I'm missing something here.

June said...

We can all fill in the blanks. I know what I'm moaning about --snort--

indigocarole said...

Read all the little boxes. Free eye tests on the NHS? We went this morning and were unaware that this only applies every two years now. If you've been somewhere else and had a test, less than two years ago, you have to pay. Not everyone knows that!!!