Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
139 results found tagged older adults.
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A Preliminary Usability Evaluation of Strategies for Seeking Online Information with Elderly People
This short paper from Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona presents an experimental study comparing how seven elderly participants (ages 65-74) performed using three strategies for finding complex information online: Google basic search, Google advanced…
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Co-design of Robotic Technology with Care Home Residents and Care Workers
This paper documents a co-design workshop series conducted at two care homes in Austria, involving 25 participants: 13 care workers (mean age 43.5) and 12 care home residents (mean age 80.6). The research question was whether introducing technology c…
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A Survey of Technology Accessibility Problems Faced by Older Users in China
This paper presents the broadest survey of web accessibility for older users conducted in China at the time, with 180 valid responses from participants across all 25 Chinese provinces. The web-based questionnaire was supplemented with in-person discu…
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Age and Web Access: The Next Generation
This paper challenges the common assumption that technology difficulties experienced by older adults are a fixed characteristic of aging that will naturally disappear as tech-savvy younger generations grow old. Hanson argues that the relationship bet…
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Using galvanic skin response measures to identify areas of frustration for older web 2.0 users
This paper investigates how older web users experience stress and frustration when interacting with Web 2.0 dynamic content, using galvanic skin response (GSR) measurements combined with eye-tracking data. GSR is a physiological indicator that measur…
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User requirement analysis for a railway ticketing portal with emphasis on semantic accessibility for older users
This paper investigates the user requirements of older adults using an online railway ticketing portal operated by a nationwide Austrian railway company. The researchers employed a mixed-methods approach combining a large-scale online questionnaire (…
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Understanding Design Considerations for Adaptive User Interfaces for Accessible Pointing with Older and Younger Adults
This paper investigates how older and younger adults want adaptive user interfaces (AUIs) to detect and respond to pointing difficulties when using computers. Pointing problems — such as misclicks, erratic cursor movements, and difficulty with target…
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Understanding Design Considerations for Adaptive User Interfaces for Accessible Pointing with Older and Younger Adults
This paper explores user preferences for adaptive user interfaces (AUIs) that detect and accommodate pointing difficulties when using a mouse, touchpad, or touchscreen to interact with the web. The researchers conducted participatory design sessions …
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W4A Camp Report 2014 Edition
This report summarizes the discussions from the 2014 W4A Camp, an unconference session held at the end of the W4A conference where accessibility researchers informally debated topics they considered important for the field. Chaired by Giorgio Brajnik…
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Designing an Adaptive Web Navigation Interface for Users with Variable Pointing Performance
This paper investigates how to design adaptive web navigation interfaces for people who experience variable pointing ability — difficulty using a mouse to click targets on screen that fluctuates over time due to conditions like early-stage Parkinson'…