Accessibility guidelines,
5–7Adjust device output,
82–83Ageing Education and Harmonisation Project,
AICOS (Assistive Information and Communication Solutions), Fraunhofer,
181–183, 187–189, 192other public transit systems,
193–194personal navigation device screen,
197–198phased and iterative approach,
194–196Assistive Information and Communication Solutions (AICOS), Fraunhofer,
181–183, 187–189, 192Attitude, older adults,
, 15–17, 145–158, 160, 169, 208, 220, 221, 227not considering self old,
148Attitude, industry,
, 210, 216Audible audio output,
80–81Birth generations,
19, 20Case studies
other public transit systems,
193–194personal navigation device screen,
197–198phased and iterative approach,
194–196formal usability evaluation,
185–187hidden video control panel access,
185–187look-and-feel, transformation of,
192groundbreaking methodology,
199–200Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE),
Cocktail party effect,
78burdening users memory,
105cognitive blindness,
95, 96cognitive interactions,
97–98distractions, ability to ignore,
90–92generalization between situations,
90long-term memory storage and retrieval,
88–90
memory
older adults, cognitive characteristics of,
85–98CREATE (Center for Research and Education Technology Enhancement),
Digital immigrants,
19–21formal usability evaluation,
185–187hidden video control panel access,
185–187Generation gap
digital immigrants,
19–21technology generations,
21–22look-and-feel, transformation of,
192Hand-eye coordination,
56–58age-related changes,
73–79fast speech, understanding,
79filtering out background noise,
78–79high-frequency sounds,
76–77Intelligence
digital technology gap in older adults,
120–127icons, terms and acronyms, lack of familiarity with,
122–123hand–eye coordination,
56–58strength and stamina,
61–62variance in movements,
59–61Multi-finger gestures,
69–70Multiple age-related changes,
Older adults, general,
13–22digital device ownership,
18–19knowledge compensation,
138Specialized search functions,
138–141Specification prototype,
204age-related changes,
79–80Technology generations,
21–22changes in brightness, adaptation to,
37–38characteristics of vision in older adults,
28–42colors, discrimination of,
33–36subtle indicators/distinctions, detection of,
38visual distractions, sensitivity to,
39–40visual processing speed,
39–40Visual distractions sensitivity,
39–40WCAG 2.0 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0),
, 27, 195, 209–210W3C (World Wide Web Consortium),
, 209–210WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative),
WAI-AGE (Web Accessibility Initiative),
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0(WCAG 2.0),
, 27, 195, 209–210
WHO (World Health Organization),
Working memory capacity,
86–88behavior of older adults during design/usability evaluation,
161guidelines for working with older adults,
162–180, 228older adults as participants in design and evaluation,
160–162recruiting older adult participants,
161self-presentation of older adults,
161unfamiliarity of older adults with usability studies/participatory design,
160World Health Organization (WHO),
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C),
, 209–210