Aging TG

We have a session today on physical factors in systems design for older persons. If you are interested, join us at 11:00 AM CT today. #HFES2020 @HFES

Wendy Rogers from the University of Illinois will chair a panel on human Factors and aging: A 20-year retrospective and prospective from project CREATE. If you are interested, join us today at 3:00-4:30 PM. #HFES2020 @HFES

We have our first Session today at #HFES2020 on Technology and Assessment of Older Adults. Come and listen to the presentations from 1:00-2:30 PM. @HFES

We had our business meeting this Tuesday. Congratulations to Brodrick Stigall @bstig who won the Arnold Small Award for his paper on voice user interface and older adults, and Na Du @Na_Du__ who won the ATG scholarship for her proposal on older adults and crash involvement. @HFES

Submit a position paper for the CHI 2012 workshop on Technologies for Healthcare and Aging: bit.ly/tMO7uR #CHI2012 #Austin

IBM Software Aids Research Aimed at Extending Seniors' Independent Living bit.ly/uofgH8

GPS Shoes - nyti.ms/qfZbPw #aging #technology #privacy

"Japan robot washes hair" - Strangest healthcare robot to date? reut.rs/q0nEZA

Aging TGers will be most interested in the "TECHNOLOGY TO THE RESCUE" section: bit.ly/qrVd6Q

"At 102, therapist is too busy to stop working" - lat.ms/nOEDAC

Senior Citizens Learn Social Media: "For those of us that can't get out, we can bring the world in." theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Great news! Aptima will be sponsoring the Aging TG Business Lunch in HFES 2012! #Aptima #hfes2012

"A group of octogenarian pilots, members of a national group, still take to the sky." bit.ly/p85mDc

Video by the IMF about the percentage of older adults in coming years. Covers benefits as well as challenges. youtu.be/0ukNFMeZvcc

The Aging TG is entering the world of social media. If you work in aging, please find us now on Twitter, FB, and LinkedIn!