A sensitive technology for a sensitive challenge

Authors

  • Audrey Dodo Sorbonne University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17411/jacces.v2i1.86

Keywords:

design for all, universal design, ageing, technology, utility, usability, acceptability, empowerment, health care, emotional acceptability, sensitive design, Blackberry Aid

Abstract

This paper deals with technology and its applications for an ageing population. It aims at discussing the issues raised by such a relationship and highlights healthcare-related designs. It questions the notion of product acceptance and points out some challenges that need to be met by designers and engineers. The overall experience provided by owning and using a product must be designed in a holistic way, placing the human, his or her needs and feelings, as central guiding factors. These issues are further explained with the presentation of a design project made by Audrey Dodo and Teresa Georgallis, within the frame of a competition at the Royal College of Art in London: a self-monitoring health service, a toothbrush that assesses the user’s health state through his or her mobile phone.

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Published

2012-05-11

How to Cite

Dodo, A. (2012). A sensitive technology for a sensitive challenge. Journal of Accessibility and Design for All, 2(1), 45–61. https://doi.org/10.17411/jacces.v2i1.86

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012): Journal of Accessibility and Design for All

Section

Journal articles

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