Usability professionals have many of the same preconceptions about aging and technology use as those exhibited by people in other professions.
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.
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.
A review of research into overlaps between the accessibility needs of older users and people with disabilities showed that WCAG 2.0 meets most of the identified requirements of older web…
Wayfinding design, a combination of signage with spatial structures, must be a collaboration between urban planners, urban/architectural designers, and visual communication designers.
A challenge for designers is to improve user experiences with public transportation to encourage people chose public transportation over cars and help reduce carbon emissions.
The patient safety movement acknowledge the importance of usability in tools, processes, and environments to foster systems resistant to human error.
Difficult-to-use tools create user mistrust, which prevent new technologies from succeeding financially. Needs, habits, and characteristics of users must be considered for a product to be successful.