WVII covers UMS Aging Initiative Workshop in Belfast
WVII (Channel 7) reported on the annual University of Maine Systemwide Aging Initiative Summer Workshop at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The state’s median age is 45 — the oldest in America — and Maine has the largest proportion of baby boomers, according to the UMaine Center on Aging. Recognizing mobility is critical as people age, WVII reported. At the workshop, UMaine mechanical engineering alumnus Ryan Beaumont, CEO of Brunswick-based Mobility Technologies, demonstrated the Afari stylized mobility aid. Beaumont’s company teamed with UMaine professors to develop the walkers, according to the report.