Format
The workshop will consist of a range of presentations, panel discussions and practical sessions. Presentations and practical sessions will last half an hour each and will run in parallel. Panel discussions will be opened by a keynote speaker and will last an hour.
The workshop will run from 9am to 9pm. Sessions will be repeated so that participants are not required to attend the full event. A central area, open throughout the day, will provide refreshments and workshop information. Participants are welcome to join in at any time and select any number of sessions to attend.
A full timetable of sessions is available here.
Speakers:
- Jim McEwan (Keynote)
- Older people and ICT from the perspective of Scottish Power.
Jim McEwan: More details... - Alan Fraser (Keynote)
- Older people and ICT from the perspective of the Scottish Executive's
21st Century Government unit.
Alan Fraser: More details... - Mamie Bruce-Gardyne (Keynote)
- A few words from an older user of technology
Mamie Bruce-Gardyne: More details... - Norman Alm
- Academic partnerships with industry
Norman will speak about the ways in which people working in industry can get involved in academic research, ranging from consultancy to joint proposals for funding. Norman Alm: More details... - Alex Carmichael
- What is an 'average' user?
Alex will give an overview of the age-related changes older people experience which can impact on their ability to deal with interfaces to interactive services. The presentation will also indicate that these changes do not make older people a distinct user group, but rather that they are illustrative of the wide diversity of the needs and wants of the mainstream user population and that addressing this diversity will produce more usable interfaces for more people in a wider range of situations. Alex Carmichael: More details... - Andy Clarke
- Computers for everyone
Andy, the manager of AbilityNet Scotland, will talk about the identification of core accessibility aids to provide ICT access for people with a range of needs, but on a budget. In the session after his presentation Andy will run a practical session where you can try access technology for yourself, supported by members of AbilityNet Scotland. Andy Clarke: More details... - Digital Media Access Group
- Web Accessibility and Legislation: just
what is it you have to do?
Consultants from DMAG will discuss the importance of web accessibility with reference to the DDA and demonstrate easy to implement ways to ensure the accessibility of websites. DMAG will also run a practical session where individual websites will be looked at in terms of accessibility (delegates may volunteer their own websites for discussion). DMAG: More details... - Rosine Eisma
- Involving older users in product development
Rosine, an experienced application developer of systems for 'non-typical' users and the research leader of the UTOPIA project, will talk about various aspects of involving older users in product development. Rosine Eisma: More details... - Nick Hine
- Home-based telecare
Nick Hine will explore the role of tele-care technology as a means of promoting independence and enhancing the quality of care in the home. The interests of the older person, their informal and their formal carers will be explored, as well as the capabilities of the technologies and the ethical issues that the deployment of these technologies raises. Nick Hine: More details... - Catriona Macaulay
- Design for the Ageing Population
Catriona will run a design exercise for those interested in the issues involved in designing for older people. Feedback on designs will be provided both by design specialists and by older volunteers. - MetaMedia
- Insight-driven web design for older people
This short presentation will describe how to gain insights that can help deliver quality web sites i.e. those with content that users value, and which are quick and easy to access. This is something that is universally desired and valued by all users, but has an even more of an impact for older people. MetaMedia: More details... - Maggie Morgan
- Being an Older Person
Maggie will be running a practical session on ‘Being an Older Person’ – to give the participants a better idea of the effects of some of the age-related impairments that will be discussed in talks by Alex Carmichael and DMAG. Maggie Morgan: More details... - Alan Newell
- UTOPIA: Technology for Older People
Alan is the head of the UTOPIA project; in this session he will outline the aims and achievements of the group since the project's inception at the beginning of 2001. Alan Newell: More details... - Mick Smith
- Handling Application Complexity
An expert consultant from Fujitsu Consulting talks about the technical and design challenges of developing software that is suitable for older people. Mick will also be contributing to the panel sessions from the perspective of an industry person. Mick Smith: More details... - Film Footage
- A series of short films will be shown highlighting some issues faced by older people in the use of technology.