A series of four seminars funded by ESRC and taking place in 2011 and 2012
The seminar series aims to explore the concept of technological
inclusion in relation to older people's experiences of everyday life.
Given that each older person - whether using technologies a lot or a
little - has his or her own individual experiences and viewpoints, we
also aim to critically examine some different understandings of the use
and usability of technologies.
In this series we want to:
Dates of seminars 3 and 4 will be published shortly - please revisit the site, or to join the mailing list: click on 'contact us'.
If you would like to speak at one of the seminars please contact us.
ESRC - RES-451-26-0883
In this series we want to:
- undertake a multi-disciplinary exploration of underlying assumptions about the uses of technology by older people,
- draw on different user perspectives about day-to-day engagement with technologies, personal responsibility, self-determination, and public/private relationships,
- explore different concepts of usability and think about how these are influenced by life course,
- examine ideas about barriers to the use of technology, and the ethical issues posed by their use
- identify the commonalities and differences in the use of technology by older people and other groups that are considered to be technologically disadvantaged,
- investigate how older users can and do adapt technologies to fulfil their personal needs and preferences
- particularly enable older people, and postgraduate students working in this field, to attend the seminars (contact us for details)
Dates of seminars 3 and 4 will be published shortly - please revisit the site, or to join the mailing list: click on 'contact us'.
If you would like to speak at one of the seminars please contact us.
ESRC - RES-451-26-0883
This website was last updated April 2012
