Myths about older people’s use of information and communication technology
Address six common myths related to human-computer interaction and older people. Continue reading
Civic Design Bibliography | older-adults
Assessment of cognition in mild cognitive impairment: a comparative study
Distinguish between those who are cognitively healthy versus those who experience cognitive changes and review existing technology that have been marked to be reliable and sensitive to identifying diseases. Continue reading
Seniors and technology, ergonomic needs and design considerations
Examined the principles of universal design, ergonomic approach, and cognitive design features that interfaces must comply to for older adults to increase performance skills in technology. Continue reading
e-Voting intent: a comparison of young and elderly voters
Factors that could affect a persons intention to vote online was surveyed between young and elderly voters in order to increase potential voter turnout. Continue reading
Land of the free, home of the brave: voting accommodations for older adults
Analyze what the states are doing in terms of accommodating these older voters at the polls, what effect has recent legislations had with regards to senior accommodations, and how to ensure the integrity of elderly rights. Continue reading
Age differences in constraints encountered by seniors in their use of computers and the internet
Explored barriers that older adults come across when using computer-mediated information technology at different age segments in order to enhance their quality of life. Continue reading
Designing for older people
Insight regarding age-related impairments, such as vision, hearing, and cognition in order to help designers understand how to better design for older users. Continue reading
Usable computers for the elderly: applying coaching experience
Better ways to design user interfaces among the elderly population. Continue reading
A comparative study of information input devices for aging computer users
Analyzed perceptual and motors skills between the ages of 20 to 75 years against information technology. Continue reading
What older adults can teach us about designing better ballots
Describes potential problems related to age in order improve performance in voting and examined the ability of voters to cast votes accurately, timely, and efficiently. Continue reading
Interface design and engagement with older people
Examined issues and the process that could lead to successful interface designs when designing for older people. Continue reading
Evaluating websites for older adults: adherence to ‘senior-friendly’ guidelines and end-user performance
Evaluated websites designed for older adults in terms of how well they adhere to ‘senior-friendly’ guidelines and overall ease of use and satisfaction. Continue reading
Disabled web use
An overview of how people with disabilities use the web and highlights the wide range of user abilities (accounting for visual, hearing, motor, and cognitive impairment). Continue reading
Web usability for senior citizens – design guidelines based on usability studies with people age 65 and older
Since websites are significantly harder to use for seniors versus younger users, the authors provided design guidelines and illustrations to make websites easier and engaging. Continue reading
Who is the older adult in your audience?
Introduces and helps understand the differences that designers should be aware of when designing for older adults. Continue reading
New heuristics for understanding older adults as web users
Evaluated how well websites work for older users and developed a new set of 20 heuristic and guidelines. Continue reading
Designing web sites for older adults: expert review of usability for older adults at 50 web sites
The authors outlined heuristics for the older user, age 50 and up, focused on usability and performance issues when using websites. Continue reading
Designing web sites for older adults: a review of recent research
After reviewing 50 websites that older users are likely to go to, the authors developed a set of heuristics to better understand older adults. Continue reading
Elderly voters: some improvements in voting accessibility from 2000 to 2004 elections
The authors required policymakers to think broadly about voter access with respect to transportation, polling places, voting equipment, and alternative voting methods, as well as review state provisions and practices for older voters. Continue reading
Older people and political engagement: from avid voters to ‘cooled-out marks’
Discussed how majority of the high political participation rate is coming from older Americans and how senior voters are the key battleground in any election. Continue reading