Talk given at a11yLDN Meetup, 1st December 2011, at City University, London. Overview of the relationship of web accessibility and inclusive user experiences for older web users.
Guidelines on designing web sites for older people from: National Institute on Aging’s “Making Your Website Senior-Friendly” Guidelines (2010) – http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/website.htm WebCredible’s articles on older people and web usability: http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-usability/older-users.shtml and http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/ucd/older-users-design.shtml Jakob Nielsen on usability for older web users http://www.useit.com/alertbox/seniors.html – and Nielsen Norman report with 46 usability guidelines ($125) http://www.nngroup.com/reports/seniors/ (both 2002) -
Dana Chisnell and Ginny Redish’s review of usability for older adults available as a PDF from: http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/ucd/older-users-design.shtml