Designing Displays for Older Adults, Second Edition [Paperback]

This book focuses on the design of displays and user interfaces for the older user. Aging is related to complex mental, physical, and social changes. While conventional wisdom says getting older leads to a decline, the reality is that some capabilities decline with age while others remain stable or increase. This book distills decades of aging research into practical advice on the design of displays. Technology has changed dramatically since the publication of the first edition. This new edition covers cutting-edge technology design such as ubiquitous touchscreens, smart speakers, and augmented reality interfaces, among others.

1. Introduction. 2. Vision. 3. How Hearing Changes With Age. 4. Cognition. 5. Aging and Movement Control. 6. Older Adults in the User-Centered Design Process. 7. Preface to Usability Evaluations and Redesigns. 8. Integrative Example: Smart Speakers. 9. Integrative Example: Workplace Communication Software. 10. Integrative Example: Transportation and Ridesharing Technology. 11. Integrative Example: Mixed Reality Systems. 12. Conclusion.This book is a guide for designers of consumer electronics grounded in research. The design of displays for older adults provides an application of psychological science. The book translates basic psychological research on aging, human factors, and human-computer interaction into a usable form for practitioners who design displays and interfaces.

Anne Collins McLaughlin is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at North Carolina State University. She directs the Learning, Aging, and Cognitive Ergonomics Lab (the LACElab) and serves as the Area Coordinator for the Ph.D. program in Human Factors and Applied Cognition. Her research interests include understanding how learning tends to change with age and how to best design interfaces and training programs for older persons. She received her Ph.D. in psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2007lC'