Improving Life Quality by Countering Design Exclusion

Coleman, Roger; Myerson, Jeremy

doi:10.4017/gt.2001.01.02.002.00

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“…The 'life cycle' approach poses issues when trying to generalise across cultures or deal with diversity within a group; however, Laslett's so-called third life stage or Third Age is often referred to within the fields of gerontology, gerontechnology and HCI (eg. Coleman and Myerson 2001;Kendig and Browning 2011;Östlund 2005;2008). Peter Laslett, a social historian, regarded the Third Age as the retirement period in our lives; when we are still physically and mentally capable of living well and independently.…”

Section: Designing Technology For Older Usersmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…This sharing not only allows for self-expression but also the formation of new social connections, both contributors to active ageing. Coleman and Myerson (2001) ran an inclusive design programme through the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London-in conjunction with the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre (HHRC)-called the University of the Third Age (U3A). It involved co-designing technologies with older users by a collaborative pairing of a design student and an older adult, who would inform design.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Dispelling ageing myths in technology design

Durick

Robertson

Brereton

et al. 2013

Proceedings of the 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Augmentation, Application, Innovation, Collaboration

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We present a review of literature from the fields of gerontology, gerontechnology, HCI and government policy that deals with social and technical solutions for the ageing population. We highlight common assumptions about ageing people, which we argue are still embedded in much of the research related to the domain of ageing. This paper challenges six common assumptions across four broad themes that we identified in the literature. It aims to provide a reminder and resource for designers to eschew assumptions during designing technology for 'older' users.

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Section: Designing Technology For Older Usersmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: 'Active Ageing'mentioning

confidence: 99%

Dispelling ageing myths in technology design

Durick

Robertson

Brereton

et al. 2013

Proceedings of the 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Augmentation, Application, Innovation, Collaboration

127

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“…It is also considered important to examine the moral issues associated with the use of the technology in advance [14]. Coleman [15], for example, advocates inclusive design as a strategy for promoting technological development in order to consider and meet the needs of older adults in a morally responsible way. However, little seems to be known about how independent older persons feel about technology aimed to monitor a person's home, performance or body in terms of the impact of surveillance on personal freedom [1,16].…”

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confidence: 99%

Older persons have ambivalent feelings about the use of monitoring technologies

Boström

Kjellström

Björklund

2013

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BACKGROUND: As they age, older persons prefer to continue to live in their own homes. Sensors in the environment and/or bodily worn systems that monitor people might contribute to an increased sense of safety and security at home, but also raise concerns about the loss of privacy by surveillance. Little is known about how older persons, living at home independently and stating good health, perceive monitoring technology in terms of personal privacy. OBJECTIVE: to identify and describe how older persons, perceive monitoring technology in terms of personal privacy. METHOD: A qualitative study based on five focus group interviews was used. Concepts of "freedom" and "surveillance" were used as content areas in the data analysis. RESULTS: The results comprised three categories of ambivalence; "independence vs. security," "privacy vs. intrusion," and "in the best interest of me vs. in the best interest of others". These three categories merged into the overarching theme "maintaining a sense of self" which illustrates a desire to maintain control of one's life as long as possible. CONCLUSIONS: Older persons generally have positive feelings and attitudes toward technology and strive to maintaining a sense of self as long as possible, by having control. They stated high value to privacy, but valued being watched over if it ensured security. To feel good and bad about monitoring technologies, rather than good or does not necessarily lead to feelings of conflict.

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“…One important part of developing personalized assistive technologies for older adults in the future may therefore be to promote natural arenas for exchanging ideas. Coleman 19 advocates inclusive design as a strategy for improving the quality and usability of products and services for people of all abilities in all situations. This study reveals that older people living fairly independently in senior housing are in need of a PERS with a built-in positioning system that would allow them greater geographic, and hence, personal and social, range of freedom.…”

Section: öStlundmentioning

confidence: 99%