IT-ASSIST: Towards Usable Applications for Elderly People

Claas Ahlrichs, Daniel Kohlsdorf, Michael Lawo and Gerrit Kalkbrenner
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Claas Ahlrichs: Universiaet Bremen, Germany
Daniel Kohlsdorf: Universiaet Bremen, Germany
Michael Lawo: Universiaet Bremen, Germany
Gerrit Kalkbrenner: Universiaet Bremen, Germany

International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence (IJACI), 2011, vol. 3, issue 1, 33-41

Abstract: IT-ASSIST is a twenty months research project which has the goal to give elderly people the opportunity to profit from digital media. Suffering from age related impairments concerning vision, hearing, or dexterity and bad hand-eye coordination are challenges when designing user interfaces for elderly people. Common approaches are trying to model systems for specific impairments. In this project, the authors follow the approach to set up interfaces and systems that can be used independent from personal impairments. Customization has adapted these systems to be in accordance with personnel impairments. Common applications like photo editing, digital mailing or internet browsing in a redesigned form provide social communication accordingly. In this article, a prototype of a customized user interface, its implementation, and results of user studies are presented and discussed.

Date: 2011
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