Background Much of past research has focused on the importance of ADLs and IADLs for
successful aging in place, independence, and health. Current state of the science shows …

Despite decades of effort to broaden participation in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM), many fields remain demographically skewed. Marginalized and …

Human needs and goals are integral to engineering, but human-centered engineering
requires understanding principles and methods from the social sciences. Instruction is …

Human factors focus on taking the users' capabilities, limitations, and environment into
consideration when develo** products. Thus, it is essential to have diverse perspectives …

The Diversity Committee of HFES has led sessions at the Annual Meeting for the past three
years focused on improving diversity, equity and inclusion in the society as well as providing …

This chapter focuses on the cognitive capabilities of humans that influence their interactions
with systems encountered in the context of everyday activities such as computers, medical …