Designing Technology for an Aging Population
Towards Universal Design
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Product details:
- Edition number 2
- Publisher Elsevier Science
- Date of Publication 1 September 2026
- ISBN 9780443337307
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages300 pages
- Size 235x191 mm
- Weight 450 g
- Language English 0
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Long description:
Designing User Interfaces for an Aging Population: Towards Universal Design, Second Edition explores the unique needs of older adults in today’s digital landscape. The authors examine this demographic’s wide-ranging sensory, cognitive, physical, and emotional characteristics, connecting each to the challenges and opportunities older users face with technology. Backed by hundreds of global research studies, the book provides actionable design guidelines to enhance satisfaction and usability for seniors. Updated to reflect the latest advances in AI, robotics, and speech recognition, it offers fresh examples and case studies to keep designers informed about emerging trends.
Beyond demographics and design principles, the book highlights common pitfalls in technology that can reduce accessibility for older adults. It discusses strategies for involving seniors directly in research and design, ensuring their voices shape digital innovation. The authors emphasize that older users remain underserved and often overlooked in technology studies, urging designers to broaden their approach. By addressing these gaps, the book helps professionals create more inclusive interfaces that better serve a rapidly growing segment of the technology-using population.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Meet Some Older Adults
3. Vision
4. Motor Control
5. Hearing and Speech
6. Cognition
7. Knowledge
8. Search
9. Attitude
10. Working With Older Adults
11. Case Studies
12. Summary and Conclusions
