Guidelines on Designing for Older Adults
- Wiser Usability’s Design Guidelines for Usable Websites
- National Institute on Aging: Making Your Website Senior Friendly
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): Web Accessibility and Older People: Meeting the Needs of Ageing Web Users
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review
- Chisnell and Redish (for AARP): AARP Audience-Centered Heuristics: Older Adults
- Kurniawan and Zaphiris (2005): Research-Derived Web Design Guidelines for Older People
Organizations Focusing on Technology and Older Adults
- W3C Web Accessibility Initiative: AGE Project
- Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE)
- University of Dundee (UK) School of Computing
- Center for Technology and Aging: A non-profit affiliated with the Public Health Institute whose mission is to “advance the diffusion of technologies that help older adults lead healthier lives and maintain independence.”
- MIT AgeLab: “Created in 1999 to invent new ideas and creatively translate technologies into practical solutions that improve people’s health and enable them to ‘do things’ throughout the lifespan… innovations in how products are designed…are of critical importance to our quality of life tomorrow.”
Online Website Accessibility Checkers and Validators
- University of Toronto: A-Checker
- ETRE.com: Accessibility Check
- WebThing.com: Site Valet
- University of the Basque Country: Eval Access
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Functional Accessibility Evaluator
- Sidar.org: HERA
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT): Imergo Online
- AcessoBrasil.org.br: Da Silva Online Website Evaluator
- Universidad Carlos III De Madrid: Web Accessibility Evaluator (WAEX)
- WebAIM.org: Web Accessibility Evaluator (Wave)
Other Relevant Literature
- Design and the Digital Divide: Insights from 40 Years in Computer Support for Older and Disabled People (Alan Newell; 2011). Paperback or PDF.
- Designing Effective Interfaces for Older Users (Dan Hawthorn; Ph.D. Thesis, 2006).
- Designing Web Sites for Older Adults: Expert Review of Usability for Older Adults at 50 Web Sites (Chisnell and Redish; 2005).
Blogs
- Age in Place Technology Watch: Industry Trends, Research & Analysis. “Aging In Place” is a phrase that describes people staying in their own homes as they age, rather than moving to some type of care community. Laurie Orlov, a market research analyst and certified Geriatric Care Manager, “provides thought leadership, analysis and guidance about technologies and related services that enable boomers and seniors to remain longer in their home of choice.” Also includes a good resource list.
- DingoAccess: Random thoughts, stories and ideas from Roger Hudson, Web Usability. Postings on both general and senior-focused accessibility and usability.
- Disruptive Demographics: Global Aging, Technology & Innovation (Joseph Coughlin, Director, MIT AgeLab).