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Human factors in technology and society — special issue: Designing for our future selves
Corporate Author	Ergonomics Society
Journal title	Applied Ergonomics, vol 24, no 1, February 1993
Publisher	Butterworth-Heinemann, February 1993
Pages	69 pp
Keywords	Assistive technology ; Equipment ; Design ; Ergonomics ; Sweden.
Annotation	This special issue on the subject of design and older people contains the papers presented at a conference entitled "Designing for our future selves", organised jointly by the Ergonomics Society and DesignAge on the 6th of May 1992 at the Royal College of Art, London. Topics covered include: a demographic overview of the ageing of First World populations; the implications of ageing-related changes (mental and physical) for product design; Swedish design of aids and other products; case studies of interface designs: post office counter, residential alarm and communication system, and London Underground's passenger assistance points; evaluation studies involving older users with special needs; an ergonomics appraisal of products aimed at older people; older people, driving and Road Transport Informatics (RTI): and images of ageing.
Accession Number	CPA-970805220 P
Classmark	M: YW: 33: 38: 76P
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