@inproceedings{5bf2e9ffcd0146328b358f13144beb44,
title = "Meaningful age-friendly design. case studies on enabling assistive technology",
abstract = "The world population is steadily aging and the World Health Organization recently stated that 8.5% of people worldwide are aged 65 and over. This cohort is projected to account for 1.6 billion people by 2050. Assistive Technology has been developed over previous decades with a particular aim to support people with disabilities. With the evolution of the market and the introduction of wearable technologies and IoT-based (Internet of Things) appliances, Assistive Technology has been influenced by the discipline of Age-Friendly Design, which has been applied to meaningfully improve the autonomy of a larger segment of the population, including older people. In order to discuss how Age-Friendly Design can influence the response of the market, and how users can better engage and benefit from Assistive Technology, this work aims to critically review, through a case study research methodology, a series of recently developed devices that have the potential to change user perception around Assistive Technology. As a conclusion, the reported case studies represent a preliminary validation of how Age-Friendly Design can represent a meaningful solution for enabling a wider group of people with different ages and abilities. Findings show that user experience, satisfaction and Emotional Design are the key drivers for developing marketable solutions in the area of Assistive Technology.",
keywords = "Age-Friendly Design, Assistive Technology, Design thinking, Emotional Design, Inclusive design, Neurodesign, Usability",
author = "Matteo Zallio and Damon Berry and Leifer, {Larry J.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.; AHFE Conference on Usability and User Experience, 2019 and the AHFE Conference on Human Factors and Assistive Technology, 2019 ; Conference date: 24-07-2019 Through 28-07-2019",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-19135-1_76",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783030191344",
series = "Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "779--790",
editor = "Tareq Ahram and Christianne Falc{\~a}o",
booktitle = "Advances in Usability and User Experience - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conferences on Usability and User Experience, and Human Factors and Assistive Technology",
address = "Germany",
}