... beyond digital access
by Alice Ashcroft The recent iOS photos app update has sparked widespread frustration across social media, with users of all ages struggling to navigate its redesigned interface. What’s particularly interesting isn’t just the collective confusion, but how it’s making younger users question their technological competence – a feeling traditionally associated with older adults’ technology experiences. “Does this mean I’m old?” […]
Monday 2nd December was the deadline for the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) first public inquiry into the future of the NHS since Labour came into power. Open to members of the public and organisations alike, the inquiry provided ‘an early opportunity to share your insights as we begin an extensive programme of engagement to develop the 10-Year […]
Insights and personal reflections from a session held at the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) Annual International Conference, London, 2024 by Judith Tsouvalis with contributions from Emilene Zitkus, Ruhamah Thejus, Melissa Martinez-Perez and Alice Ashcroft Older adults have long been identified as lesser beneficiaries of the digital economy. According to the UK-based charity Age UK, around […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the development and speed of adoption of digital technology in every sphere of healthcare, including individual health management and care, population-wide health approaches, and the real-time generation, management and integration of medical data. Discussions of healthcare futures are suffused by references to ‘digital transformations’ and ‘digital transitions’, where digital technology is often looked upon as […]
Exploring Generational Dynamics in HCI: Call for Workshop Participation at BCS HCI 2024 Date: 15th July 2024 Location: UCLan, Preston, UK Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/SnXUE55mVX Are you interested in exploring the impact of age on technology interactions? Do you want to find out more about life experiences, resource accumulation, and attitudes towards technology shape individuals’ interactions with digital interfaces? If […]
Excited to announce that both our CHI 2024 HCI and Aging: New Directions, New Principles: New Directions and EmpathiCHI workshops have been accepted! The CHI workshop Bringing together a panel of experts, this workshop will reflect on where the HCI and Aging field is now, how it got there and where it is heading. One aim of the workshop is to […]
Following its series of diary studies run over the summer, UCL has been planning the next stage of co-design activity with older adult participants. We are currently looking at areas in East London to target for co-design recruitment. There are many minority ethnic communities here that are accessible through UCL East’s Stratford campus. By engaging these communities we hope to […]
The last few months have sped by, with CHI publications submitted by both UCL and Lancaster. Phase 1 Social Justice lens interviews are in the final stage of transcription and are being analysed using ATLAS.ti qualitative data analysis software, with findings due to be shared with the team over the coming weeks. Judith has continued her policy-related work (see previous blog […]
Work continued on CHI publications and Julia and Caroline met up to plan recruitment for the Phase 2 interviews and focus groups, which will be exploring issues relating to the Ageing strand of the project. In late August, UCL organised a workshop on AI Technologies for Older Adults at INTERACT 2023 in York, UK. Plenty of interesting, wide-ranging discussions covering […]
Julia completed the last of 15 interviews focused on the Social Justice strand this month, with transcription and analysis work due to take place after the summer break. Ongoing preparatory work for a literature-review CHI publication was also undertaken, with a first draft of core sections ready for review.