Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
139 results found tagged older adults.
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Relating Computer Tasks to Existing Knowledge to Improve Accessibility for Older Adults
This paper investigates whether a custom file management interface designed to resemble physical paper documents, folders, and sticky labels can improve computer accessibility for older adults. The authors identify a fundamental problem: people learn…
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Introducing Multimodal Paper-Digital Interfaces for Speech-Language Therapy
This paper explores how multimodal digital pen and paper technology can support speech-language therapy for adults with aphasia and apraxia of speech following stroke or brain injury. The researchers conducted five months of field observations with 1…
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Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance Help (NOAH) for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study
This paper describes NOAH (Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance Help), an intelligent powered wheelchair system designed to provide adaptive navigation assistance to older adults with cognitive impairment in long-term care settings. An estimated 60-80% …
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Leveraging Large Data Sets for User Requirements Analysis
This paper demonstrates a novel methodology for using large-scale demographic surveys to inform the design of accessible technology. Rather than conducting specialized usability studies with small samples, the authors repurpose the English Longitudin…
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Considerations for Technology that Support Physical Activity by Older Adults
This paper investigates how technology can help older adults overcome barriers to physical activity through a needs-based, qualitative research approach. Rather than starting from technology capabilities, the researchers interviewed 12 physically act…
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Understanding the Role of Age and Fluid Intelligence in Information Search
This study investigates whether age or fluid intelligence is the more important factor driving differences in how people search for information in hierarchical web interfaces. The researchers recruited three groups: 14 younger adults with high fluid …
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Elderly Text-Entry Performance on Touchscreens
This paper presents an empirical study of how elderly users perform text-entry tasks on touchscreen devices, examining both mobile phones and tablets. Fifteen participants aged 67 to 89 (mean 79) were asked to copy sentences on an HTC Desire smartpho…
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Basic Senior Personas: A Representative Design Tool Covering the Spectrum of European Older Adults
This paper introduces a set of 30 "basic senior personas" representing European citizens aged 60 and older, developed using a quantitative approach based on micro-level data from approximately 12,500 individuals across 17 European countries from the …
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Design Recommendations for TV User Interfaces for Older Adults: Findings from the eCAALYX Project
This paper presents thirteen design recommendations for TV-based user interfaces for older adults, derived from the eCAALYX (Enhanced Complete Ambient Assisted Living Experiment) project. eCAALYX is a European health monitoring system that uses a TV …
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A Haptic ATM Interface to Assist Visually Impaired Users
This paper presents the design and evaluation of a haptic interface for ATM keypads that conveys directional information to visually impaired users without relying on audio or visual output. Current ATM accessibility primarily uses audio lead-through…