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Designing for older users

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We are living in a unique historical period. Never before could people expect to live so long. Never before have older people formed such a large proportion of the total population. Never before have physical and mental capabilities remained so high into advanced old age. The speed of these changes has been remarkable, and our societal structures, attitudes and policies are struggling to come to grips with the implications of these changes.

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    Felicia Huppert

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  1. Engineering Design Centre, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, CB2 1PZ, Cambridge, UK

    John Clarkson  & Simeon Keates  & 

  2. The Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, The Royal College of Art, SW7 2EU, London, UK

    Roger Coleman  & Cherie Lebbon  & 

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Huppert, F. (2003). Designing for older users. In: Clarkson, J., Keates, S., Coleman, R., Lebbon, C. (eds) Inclusive Design. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0001-0_2

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