Q&A: how today's tech alienates the elderly

Bradley, Michael D. and Mitchell, Stewart (2011) Q&A: how today's tech alienates the elderly. PC Pro Magazine (online) . [Article]

Official URL: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/367522/q-a-how-todays-...

Abstract

On Silver Surfer's Day, a UK academic has blamed unnecessarily complicated user interfaces for putting older people off joining the Government-backed Race Online.
According to Mike Bradley, senior lecturer in product design and engineering at Middlesex University, efforts to be more inclusive are being undermined by software and hardware design that is exclusively targeted at younger users.

Item Type:	Article
Research Areas:	A. > School of Science and Technology
Item ID:	8422
Depositing User:	Mike Bradley
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2012 11:04
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 16:55
URI:	https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/8422

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