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WISE:: a wizard interface supporting enhanced usability

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The current state of software which targets older adults' ability to use computers focuses on physical issues while largely ignoring the cognitive issues. As a larger percentage of Americans are considered "old" (60+), the lack of a system tailored to the needs of this age demographic has resulted in a part of the population that is disconnected from the rest of the world. This paper describes WISE, an alternative OS and application UI that specifically targets the cognitive deficits of older adults.

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Assets '06: Proceedings of the 8th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
October 2006
316 pages
ISBN:1595932909
DOI:10.1145/1168987
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Published: 23 October 2006

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  1. accessibility
  2. age-related challenges
  3. effective cognitive strategy prompting
  4. gerontology
  5. linear interaction
  6. user-centered design

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  • (2009)Age and web accessProceedings of the 2009 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibililty (W4A)10.1145/1535654.1535658(7-15)Online publication date: 20-Apr-2009

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