Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Category Elderly
Eldy, an operating system for the elderly
Ethnographic study of robotic products in the home
Major usability and accessibility initiative launched in the UK [BBC]
When the new old are eternal youths
PsychNology, a journal on the relationship between humans and technology
Mining the golden years [Business Week]
Japan’s toys for the elderly [BBC]
The latest from GAIN, AIGA’s Journal of Business and Design
Senior citizens not big users of cell phones, even for emergencies
Improve usability for older users
Lifestyle design: a new profession
You can’t understand the future without demographics
Futurist Andrew Zolli, founder of Z + Partners, reflects in a Fast Company feature on the future demographics of society. The composition of a society–whether its citizens are old or young, prosperous or declining, rural or urban–shapes every aspect of…
In California, new kind of commune for elderly [The New York Times]
They are unlikely revolutionaries. Bearing walkers and canes, a veritable Merck Manual of ailments among them, the 12 old friends — average age 80 — looked as though they should have been sitting down to a game of Scrabble, not…
Open Health, a UK Design Council report on creating new healthcare systems
The UK Design Council published its first RED report: ‘Open Health’, following up on the paper “Health: Co-creating Services” (which was discussed here). Chronic disease and conditions related to an unhealthy lifestyle have reached epidemic proportions and are rising still.…
Aging at home: a user-centred approach to caring for the elderly [The New York Times]
Beacon Hill Village is an innovative nonprofit organisation created by and for local residents determined to grow old in familiar surroundings, and to make that possible for others. Community-based models for aging in place designed by the people who use…
Rosy outlook for gadgets for elderly [BBC]
The future may lie in devices that care for an aging population, used to living on their own and with money to spend. Often the needs of an older population are at odds with the design of new gadgets. According…
Digital interactive television for older people [BBC]
The University of Dundee’s Department of Applied Computing is looking for people who accept the potential advantages of new technology but whose experience is more pain than pleasure. It wants to explore how fear of change can be reduced by…
RSA website on inclusive design
Inclusive design is about ensuring that environments, products, services and interfaces work for people of all ages and abilities. Many people are interested in this, but there is no ready source of information, methods, tools and examples to help them…
Improving the aging experience
The Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) is leading the United States’ charge to develop and deploy emerging technologies that can improve the aging experience in America. Established in 2003, CAST has become a national coalition of more than 400…