Older Wiser Wired
More than 40 million U.S. adults over 50 are online. They bank, they buy, they search, they read, they contribute. But how hard is it for them to find what they need? AARP's Older, Wiser, Wired initiative is meant to encourage better understanding and awareness of the needs of older adults online.
Doing the Math: Older Adults Online
How many older adults are online? It depends on who you ask.
Designing Web Sites for Older Adults: Expert Review of 50 Web Sites
This research applies heuristics through a new model of older adult use of the Web. The model is applied to 50 web sites that are likely to be used by an older adult in the normal course of their day and reveals ways that sites could do better to increase their usability for everyone.
Recruiting and Working With Older Participants
This article provides tips for recruiting
and working with older adults in usability tests.
EVENT: Future of the Internet, November 10, 2005
Speakers from AARP, FirstGov, and Pew Internet discuss the Internet's growth and use over the next few years.
EVENT: Aging by Design, Bentley College
View some of the presentations from the 2004 and 2005
Aging by Design conferences, which explore the intersection
of the
rapidly-growing aging population and the world of business and technology.
Aging Advances: Global Innovations
The Winter 2005 issue of AARP's Aging Advances features innovative technologies, community programs, and government initiatives that
promote digital inclusion and keep older adults connected, engaged, and enabled. Aging Advances is produced by AARP's Global Aging Program.
Working to Bridge the Digital Divide
Mark Carpenter, AARP Services' General Manager Web Strategy and Operations, discusses the need to bridge the "grey" digital divide globally in Perspectives, AARP's monthly
column on issues that have an impact on the 50+ population worldwide.
Usable Technology for Human Needs
In an interview with AARP, Dr. Ben Shneiderman sat
down with us to talk about how his message of universal usability goes straight to the heart of AARP's interest in promoting a better
experience for older users on the Web.
Getting By With A Little Help From One's Kids
AARP has released Wired Generations, a report that
describes how adult children are helping their parents and older relatives with computers and technology and making a positive
difference in their lives.
Older Adults Online: Useful Resources
You can review resources from AARP, find links to
other studies and demographic information, links
to useful usability references, or links
to related organizations.
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