What can the 'ash cloud' tell us about older adults' technology adoption?

Lorna Gibson; Paula Forbes; Vicki Hanson

doi:10.1145/1878803.1878881

What can the 'ash cloud' tell us about older adults' technology adoption?

Lorna Gibson, Paula Forbes, Vicki Hanson

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Abstract

Older adults are often encouraged to try new technology by a specific motivator or 'trigger'. Recently, a surprising 'trigger' has emerged - the 'ash cloud' which caused large scale disruption for air travel across Europe earlier in 2010. Understanding why this unexpected event managed to motivate interest into technology where other efforts have failed may provide further insight for research looking at the digitally disinterested.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Assets '10
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings of the 12th international ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Editors	Armando Barreto, Vicki L. Hanson
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	301-302
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	9781605588810
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1878803.1878881
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility - Orlando, United States Duration: 25 Oct 2010 → 27 Oct 2010 http://www.sigaccess.org/assets10/

Conference

Conference	12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Abbreviated title	Assets 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	25/10/10 → 27/10/10
Internet address	http://www.sigaccess.org/assets10/

Keywords

Older adults
Inclusion
Technology acceptance
Digital economy

Access to Document

10.1145/1878803.1878881

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Gibson, L, Forbes, P & Hanson, V 2010, What can the 'ash cloud' tell us about older adults' technology adoption? in A Barreto & VL Hanson (eds), Assets '10: proceedings of the 12th international ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, pp. 301-302, 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Orlando, United States, 25/10/10. https://doi.org/10.1145/1878803.1878881

What can the 'ash cloud' tell us about older adults' technology adoption? / Gibson, Lorna; Forbes, Paula; Hanson, Vicki.
Assets '10: proceedings of the 12th international ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. ed. / Armando Barreto; Vicki L. Hanson. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 2010. p. 301-302.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution