Relating Computer Tasks to Existing Knowledge to Improve Accessibility for Older Adults
Nic Hollinworth, Faustina Hwang · 2010 · Proceedings of the 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)
This paper investigates whether a custom file management interface designed to resemble physical paper documents, folders, and sticky labels can improve computer accessibility for older adults. The authors identify a fundamental problem: people learn new tasks by relating them…
older adults · digital literacy · interface design · file management · skeuomorphic design