Document Type
Contribution to Book
Language
eng
Publication Date
2016
Publisher
IGI Global
Source Publication
Optimizing Assistive Technologies for Aging Populations
Source ISSN
9781466695306
Abstract
Elderly individuals can greatly benefit from the use of computer applications, which can assist in monitoring health conditions, staying in contact with friends and family, and even learning new things. However, developing accessible applications for an elderly user can be a daunting task for developers. Since the advent of the personal computer, the benefits and challenges of developing applications for older adults have been a hot topic of discussion. In this chapter, the authors discuss the various challenges developers who wish to create applications for the elderly computer user face, including age-related impairments, generational differences in computer use, and the hardware constraints mobile devices pose for application developers. Although these challenges are concerning, each can be overcome after being properly identified.
Recommended Citation
Williams, Drew Marie; Gani, Md O.; Addo, Ivor D.; Majumder, AKM Jahangir Alam; Tamma, Chandana; Wang, Mong-Te; Chang, Chih-Hung; Ahamed, Sheikh Iqbal; and Chu, Cheng-Chung, "Challenges in Developing Applications for Aging Populations" (2016). Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Faculty Research and Publications. 495.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/mscs_fac/495
Comments
Published version. "Challenges in Developing Applications for Aging Populations," in Optimizing Assistive Technologies for Aging Populations. Edited by Yosry S. Morsi, Anupam Shukla, Chandra Prakash Rathore. Hershey, PA : Medical Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global), 2016: 1-21. DOI. © 2016 by IGI Global. Used with permission.