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Aging Suit: An Accessible and Low-Cost Design Tool for the Gerontodesign

Aging Suit: An Accessible and Low-Cost Design Tool for the Gerontodesign

Annika Maya Rivero
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781668452950|ISBN10: 1668452952|EISBN13: 9781668452967
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch039
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Rivero, Annika Maya. "Aging Suit: An Accessible and Low-Cost Design Tool for the Gerontodesign." Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 696-709. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch039

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Rivero, A. M. (2022). Aging Suit: An Accessible and Low-Cost Design Tool for the Gerontodesign. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society (pp. 696-709). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch039

Chicago

Rivero, Annika Maya. "Aging Suit: An Accessible and Low-Cost Design Tool for the Gerontodesign." In Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 696-709. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch039

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Abstract

The population pyramid is being inverted and the designers are facing challenges in the way they design products, spaces, and services for elder people. Although the design is composed of both cultural and social aspects, the functional aspect takes relevance for autonomy and empowerment of the person that gets older. To design products centered on the physical capacities of the elder population, the aging suit has being used as a tool for the gerontodesign. In countries like Mexico, its application is limited by the manufacturing cost. For this reason, as part of a design methodology for elder people, a low-cost suit was developed focus on the design students and professionals located in Latin America.

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