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  • An Analysis of Age, Technology Usage, and Cognitive Characteristics Within Information Retrieval Tasks

    Michael Crabb, Vicki L. Hanson · 2016 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

    This paper challenges the common practice of using chronological age as the primary metric for distinguishing user performance in HCI studies, arguing that Internet confidence and cognitive factors — particularly perceptual speed — are far better predictors of browsing…

    aging · cognitive accessibility · web search · information retrieval · fluid intelligence

  • Widening access to online health education for lung cancer: a feasibility study

    Julia Mueller, Alan Davies, Simon Harper, Caroline Jay, Chris Todd · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

    This paper presents a feasibility study of "When2Go," a web-based lung cancer symptom appraisal tool designed to reach populations typically excluded from online health information: older adults with low education levels, low health literacy, and psychological barriers such as…

    health literacy · healthcare accessibility · plain language · personalization · aging

  • Breaking Barriers to Digital Literacy: An Intergenerational Social-Cognitive Approach

    Keith Atkinson, Jaclyn Barnes, Judith Albee, Peter Anttila, Judith Haataja, Kanak Nanavati, Kelly Steelman, Charles Wallace · 2016 · Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '16)

    This experience report presents narratives from learners and student tutors participating in the BASIC (Building Adult Skills in Computing) program at Michigan Technological University, which has paired university students with older community members (mostly 60+) for one-on-one…

    aging · digital literacy · digital divide · education · collaborative learning

  • A Tool for Capturing Essential Preferences

    Dana Ayotte, Michelle Brennan, Nancy Frishberg, Cynthia Jimes, Lisa Petrides, Whitney Quesenbery, Madeleine Rothberg, Rich Schwerdtfeger, Jim Tobias, Jutta Treviranus, Shari Trewin, Gregg C. Vanderheiden · 2016 · Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '16)

    This demonstration paper presents the First Discovery Tool, a multimodal web-based application designed to help people discover and set essential accessibility preferences — such as large fonts, high contrast, speech output, or one-handed keyboard use — to address major…

    personalization · accessibility tools · aging · education · inclusive design

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