A few years ago, when we needed a book on usable forms to recommend to a client, there was little available. Now there are several, two of which (one our own) are reviewed in this issue. In the course of researching our book, we came across Robert Barnett, the distinguished Australian leader in the world…
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Usability professionals have many of the same preconceptions about aging and technology use as those exhibited by people in other professions.
Although slowed with aging, difficulties in suppressing irrelevant information, affecting attention span and memory retention, are found in all age groups.
We need to understand the mechanisms that underlie the physical and mental changes of aging to design products that interface well with older adults’ cognitive abilities.
Field testing and field research work especially well with older adults, if you are sensitive to their needs in both the recruiting and data collection process.
An interview with Terry Carson, the owner of residential facilities for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
To reduce problems of navigational disorientation, incorporate different sets of orientation factors and accommodate the needs and abilities of all users.
To enable a rapidly aging population with the connected social experiences that younger Web users experience, find balance between replacing and augmenting offline activity.
With the aging of the baby boomers, product developers are realizing that there’s money to be made by making products more user-friendly to older people.
The book is a consciousness-raiser for family members who are dealing with aging seniors as they enter new phases of their lives.