Rethinking universal accessibility: a broader approach considering the digital gap

Abascal, Julio; Barbosa, Simone Diniz Junqueira; Nicolle, Colette; Zaphiris, Panayiotis

doi:10.1007/s10209-015-0416-1

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“…It is also interesting to note that many of the studies about VR and aging are based out of retirement and long-term care homes, in and of themselves pre-selecting individuals of a certain socioeconomic and/or geopolitical status. As described in [5], language abilities, access to the Internet, accommodations for disabilities, and digital literacy are not always considered (or taken into account) when designing technologies; in this context, individuals who live in a retirement or long-term care home that can afford, and is able to implement, a VR-based program may differ in some of these important ways from the general population of older adults, skewing the results of work in this area and underestimating the impact of poor design elements.…”

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Supporting Optimal Aging through the Innovative Use of Virtual Reality Technology

Hughes

Warren-Norton

Spadafora

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Although virtual reality (VR) technology has been implemented as a tool to address the health issues of older adults, its applicability to social connectedness is underrepresented in the literature, and less is known about its efficacy in this area in contributing to overall wellness and well-being in later life. Expanding the VR possibilities beyond traditional entertainment purposes holds considerable potential for the older adult market. Technological tools have been employed in the elder health care field for many years, and cutting-edge developments such as virtual and augmented reality have begun to be used to facilitate optimal wellness in aging. Such technological advances have the potential to significantly impact one of the most important issues that older people face: social isolation and loneliness. This paper will serve as an introductory exploration of what is currently known about the use of virtual reality technology with an older cohort.

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“…challenge of overcoming socioeconomic or geopolitical barriers to technology use [5], which may impact internet access, digital literacy or language fluency.…”

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Supporting Optimal Aging through the Innovative Use of Virtual Reality Technology

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Warren-Norton

Spadafora

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“…The design and usability of a technology device or service can represent significant barriers to use [40], and even ancillary issues such as the effects of socio-economic status or education of older people can impact their use and adoption of technologies [41]. Furthermore, language abilities, access to the internet, and digital literacy are not always considered (or taken into account) when designing technologies [42], and these must be addressed to enhance the design of a novel product or app for an older population.…”

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Technology for Remote Health Monitoring in an Older Population: A Role for Mobile Devices

Dupuis¹,

Tsotsos²

2018

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The impact of an aging population on healthcare and the sustainability of our healthcare system are pressing issues in contemporary society. Technology has the potential to address these challenges, alleviating pressures on the healthcare system and empowering individuals to have greater control over monitoring their own health. Importantly, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets can allow older adults to have “on the go” access to health-related information. This paper explores mobile health apps that enable older adults and those who care for them to track health-related factors such as body readings and medication adherence, and it serves as a review of the literature on the usability and acceptance of mobile health apps in an older population.

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“…The second layer of digital divide is a human-derived problem (Abascal et al, 2016;Hargittai, 2002). That is to say, it is caused by the improper use or neglect of available ICT.…”

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“…That is to say, appropriate ICT integration further improves the already higher standard of urban education conditions, while the inaccessible or underutilized ICT applications of rural areas may only maintain existing conditions. This notion of the digital divide has recently been highlighted as a critical issue reshaping the boundaries of universal accessibility research, which more commonly has focused on disparity issues affecting smaller fractions of people (Abascal, Barbosa, Nicolle, & Zaphiris, 2016). Therefore, in order to prevent worsening conditions of education equity, ensuring balanced access and utilization of educational resources is an issue of immediate importance.…”

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Promoting Education Equity in Rural and Underdeveloped Areas: Cases on Computer-Supported Collaborative Teaching in China

Yang

Zhu²,

MacLeod

2018

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In addition to the 37 million students attending rural schools, China operates ~67,000 one-teacher schools in remote and mountainous regions. Much research has concluded that these rural students are educationally disadvantaged in comparison to their urban peers, with impaction toward social stratification. Consequently, national policies have targeted such issues and begun implementing information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives to universalize the quality of educational services. However, it is well known that imbalanced or improperly utilized ICT resources may expand, rather than contract inequities. Therefore, our research examines two cases of uniquely large-scale educational ICT applications to showcase computersupported collaborative teaching models with high potential from an equity perspective. Improved access in the quality of students' education and teachers' professional development opportunities among rural areas are the main benefits observed. Other developing countries with similar issues may replicate these technological approaches for balancing access to high quality educational opportunities.

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Rethinking universal accessibility: a broader approach considering the digital gap

Cited by 46 publications

References 6 publications

Supporting Optimal Aging through the Innovative Use of Virtual Reality Technology

Supporting Optimal Aging through the Innovative Use of Virtual Reality Technology

Technology for Remote Health Monitoring in an Older Population: A Role for Mobile Devices

Promoting Education Equity in Rural and Underdeveloped Areas: Cases on Computer-Supported Collaborative Teaching in China

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