The influence of stereotyped capabilities linked with the age of users on user experience.

The influence of stereotyped capabilities linked with the age of users on user experience.

October 14, 2009 |  by  |  Inclusive design

The trend to design inclusive of elders is catching up with the manufacturers to cater the grey pound/dollar market, in the process of designing an usable product for the elderly people many manufacturers fail to note how the elder people perceive the product when they use it and how others perceive those products while the elders use them. Some products are merely designed based on the stereotypes linked to the age group of the elderly person and not based on their actual capabilities. Product designers who design products based only on the age group of the users may perhaps be...

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