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Design for Aging: Enhancing Everyday Technology Use

Design for Aging: Enhancing Everyday Technology Use

Marita A. O’Brien, Wendy A. Rogers
ISBN13: 9781466619661|ISBN10: 146661966X|EISBN13: 9781466619678
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1966-1.ch006
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O’Brien, Marita A., and Wendy A. Rogers. "Design for Aging: Enhancing Everyday Technology Use." Engaging Older Adults with Modern Technology: Internet Use and Information Access Needs, edited by Robert Z. Zheng, et al., IGI Global, 2013, pp. 105-123. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1966-1.ch006

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O’Brien, M. A. & Rogers, W. A. (2013). Design for Aging: Enhancing Everyday Technology Use. In R. Zheng, R. Hill, & M. Gardner (Eds.), Engaging Older Adults with Modern Technology: Internet Use and Information Access Needs (pp. 105-123). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1966-1.ch006

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O’Brien, Marita A., and Wendy A. Rogers. "Design for Aging: Enhancing Everyday Technology Use." In Engaging Older Adults with Modern Technology: Internet Use and Information Access Needs, edited by Robert Z. Zheng, Robert D. Hill, and Michael K. Gardner, 105-123. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1966-1.ch006

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Abstract

Modern technology incorporates a wide range of digital technologies, including those created specifically for everyday tasks typically operated in stand-alone mode. Yet, innovations in mobile technologies and the Internet influence design and adoption of these everyday technologies by introducing new interaction techniques and by providing access to information and people that facilitate effective use. This chapter describes best practices and challenges for enabling older adults to adopt everyday technologies transformed by technology innovations. First, the authors define everyday technologies and known factors influencing successful use including environmental support and context of use. Then, they discuss issues and challenges of design for everyday technologies and summarize the factors that influence everyday technology use in a conceptual diagram. The authors also present recommendations for specific constituents that may improve technology adoption by older adults. Lastly, they discuss future opportunities for enhancing everyday technology use with good design, useful support, and appropriate innovations.

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