Age and Interface: Equipping Older Adults With Technological Tools (Project Showcase)
summary
A digital literacy toolkit prototype built in Adobe XD targets older adults with a three-level, color-coded curriculum (maroon mobile basics, plum advanced mobile, blue computer tasks) and Android-only limitation; each level uses step screenshots (level one ≤ eight), voice notes partitioned to voice notes limited to four sentences, and AAA 7:1 contrast verified via Color Safe. Design follows WCAG 2.1, cites Pew stats (11% not confident in 2015; later 8% of seniors online vs 48% of younger adults), and pilots through co‑design workshops with Techserto showing tasks are learnable in usability tests.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and project overview
- 3:02Toolkit structure and features
- 5:14Project background and research
- 10:52Motivation and statistics
- 13:06Challenges for older adults
- 16:16Geron technology explained
- 19:43Closing and Q&A
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