When creating digital artefacts, it is important to ensure that the product being made is
accessible to as much of the population as is possible. Many guidelines and supporting …

Designers of digital content have access to various resources that they use to help them
meet disabled people's accessibility needs. Disability simulations are one resource, but …

Assistive technologies have the potential to address problems that older adults encounter
when living alone. However, challenges arise when technologies are embedded into urban …

The importance of older adults' social networks in providing practical, emotional and
informational support is well documented. In this paper, we reflect on the personal social …

This paper presents a unique approach to undergraduate teaching in which accessibility
topics are completely integrated throughout the curriculum, treating accessibility not as a …

Is current research on computing by older adults simply looking at a short-term problem? Or
will the technology problems that plague the current generation also be problematic for …

We compared two versions of a touch-screen digital thermostat using a framework
encompassing several user experience (UX) characteristics, and here describe how the …

The expansion of the social computing environment as a new basis for socioeconomic
activities could enhance the quality of life of older adults, but also it could make the problem …

A critical element of accessibility research is the exploration and evaluation of ideas with
representative users. However, it is often difficult to recruit such a range of users, particularly …

Older people experience many barriers when they access to the web. However, little is
known about which barriers limit more (or less) their daily interactions. This paper presents …