4. A look at being human
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5. Understanding people
62 Million
50 : 50
Gender
11 Million
Population Children
5.2 Million
47+ 1 in 10
Left Handed
Asthma Half Adults
11 Million
Disabled
2 Million 8.5 Million
14 Million Visual Impairment
Arthritis
Grandparents 2.6 Million
Diabetes
8% Men
0.5% Women 9 Million
Colour Blind Hearing Impairment
5
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7. The future’s bright, the future’s grey
In 1950 there were 200
Million over 60’s
worldwide
In 2005 673
Million
By 2050 2
Billion
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8. Population change
The changing shape of Japan’s population pyramid
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9. Does it really matter?
• In 1950 the PSR was 12:1
Potential Support Ratio (PSR) is the ratio of the number of
15-64 year olds who could
support one person 65+
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10. Does it really matter?
• In 2000 the PSR was 9:1
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11. Does it really matter?
• In 2050 the PSR will be 4:1
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12. Does it really matter?
• In 2050 for the developed world it will be 2:1
Independent living goes from being an aspiration to an imperative
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13. Inclusive design
“Climb into the latest Ferrari sports car and you are unlikely to notice the modifications designed with
overweight, arthritic pensioners in mind … the Italian carmaker is just one of many companies grappling
with a demographic shift that challenges the fundamental rules of marketing and design … the average
buyer of a Ferrari road car is nearing 50 and set to get older. “ - Financial Times, 20 Jan. 2004
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14. Inclusive design
The design of mainstream products and/or services that are accessible to,
and usable by, as many people as reasonably possible …
… without the need for special adaptation or specialised design (BS
7000:6)
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15. It is normal to have difficulties
Source: It’s Normal to be Different – Applying Inclusive
American adults of working age (16-64) from the Microsoft (2003) survey Design in Industry, Hosking, Waller & Clarkson,
Interacting with Computers 22 (2010) 496–501
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16. The Target for Inclusive Design
Source: It’s Normal to be Different – Applying Inclusive
Design in Industry, Hosking, Waller & Clarkson,
Interacting with Computers 22 (2010) 496–501
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23. Hearing
0
-10
Hearing Loss (Decibels)
10-19 years
-20
20-29 years
-30
30-39 years
-40
-50 40-49 years
-60 50-59 years
-70 60-69 years
-80
70-79 years
-90 speech
-100
500 1000 2000 4000 8000
Frequency (Hertz)
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24. Thinking
130
120
110
Verbal IQ
Mean IQ
100
90
80 Performance IQ
70
0
20 30 40 50 60 70
Age (Years)
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Exclusion for Sending a Text (Using the 56pt Font on an iPhone)
Large print
Font
26. It’s not all bad news!
• Satisfaction with life index
6
5.8
Mean Satisfaction
5.6
5.4
5.2
5
4.8
4.6
4.4
15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90
Age (Years)
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27. Things have got complex
“ I have always wished for
my computer to be as easy
to use as my telephone;
my wish has come true
because I can no longer figure
out how to use my
telephone ”
Bjarne Stroustrup
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36. All touches are equal, but some are more equal…
Action Function
Power Button
Press Sleep / out of sleep
Press & hold then slide Power off
Press & hold Power on
Press & hold with home Full reboot
key
Action Function
Press 1x (home screen) Search
Press 1x Return home screen
Press 1x (edit mode) Exit mode
Press 2x Multi-tasking
Press 2x (lock screen) iPod app control
activation
Press 3x Accessibility
Home Button
Press & hold Voice control
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37. A Game of Hide and Seek…
Function Initial Action Visible
App launch Press ✔
Open folder Press ✔
Create folder Press & drag app onto app ✗
Browse apps Swipe left & right ✗
Delete App Press & hold ✗
Move App Press & hold ✗
Switch active app Press x2 ✗
Stop active app Press x2 ✗
Search Press x2 or swipe ✗
Return home Press home key ✗
Accessibility Press x3 ✗
Keypad lock Press power key ✗
Orientation lock Press x2 then swipe right ✗
Volume (soft) Press x2 then swipe right x2 ✗
iPod control Press x2 then swipe right ✗
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41. If you forget what you know, what is it?
•“Film reel”
•“To record calls”
•“To see things better - icon looks like glasses”
•“To put decimals in numbers”
•“Link between two people”
“Staple”
“Bed”
“Linking something – two
calls”
“Upside down bench”
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42. As the population ages and we become even more reliant on
technology we need to practice…
The Art
of
Simple
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The demographics of the developed world are changing; longer life expectancies and a reduced birth rate are resulting in an increased proportion of older people within the adult population. This is leading to a reduction in the Potential Support Ratio (PSR), which is the number of people aged 15-64 who could support one person aged over 65.