Is it easy to use for old people?

Is it hard to use for old people?

Thanks, Benny. We will try that.
It's going to take a while, but I think my friend will get the hang of it. It took us an hour, but I was finally able to get her to update her Facebook status!  She doesn't quite get that when she touches the screen things happen, so she can't just grab the device like it's a cuttin board.
So far I have the following Accessibliity settings enabled:
VoiceOver: On
Zoom: On
Speak Selection: OnHighlight Words: On
Large Text: 56pt
Triple-click Home: Zoom
And a Bluetooth keyboard attached. We'll see how today's session goes!

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