Tuesday 18 September 2018

Designers need to keep old people in mind


Our population is aging into “demographic time bombs.” The latest headlines constantly warn us of the stark reality of our aging dilemma. Fertility rates have dropped, and life expectancy has increased. Italy’s average age has surpassed 45 for the first time ever. A 2015 national consensus shows that Japan is currently the world’s oldest country, with almost 27% of its population over the age of 65. According to UN estimations from World Population Prospects: the 2017 Revision, the number of persons aged 60 years or over is expected to more than double by 2015, encompassing over a fifth of the world population. Yet most tech designs—websites, services and…

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https://ift.tt/2xv1dGj Howard Williams September 18, 2018 at 06:01AM

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