Key Considerations

Invisible Inclusivity Key Considerations

One-Touch Solutions

Thinking beyond apps and digital interfaces, how might you simplify interactions with the physical products and services you provide to make them more inclusive for older adults?

Ensure any product adaptations you make with older adults in mind go beyond surface level changes.

Consider developing techniques to monitor the use of features in your product or service, to help you prioritise functionality.

Be mindful that accessibility adaptations don’t alienate older adults. Try to minimise the ‘their mode’ ‘your mode’ model currently adopted.

Could you flip the current accessibility model for digital technology on its head? Making standard modes a toggle to switch on instead of the accessibility mode?

All In The Details

Consider adopting a design approach which prioritises simplification in both form and function.

Are there any smaller components of your product or service that you have overlooked in the design process? Could you improve on a locking mechanism or material texture which enhances overall usability?

How might you leverage sound to deliver more than warning sounds or alerts? Could you design a portfolio of healthy sounds for your product or service?

Consider opting for more natural materials for your mobility solution, woods, fabrics etc.

Remember that older adults can be as style and quality focused as younger adults

Functional Forms

Challenge your team’s currently held assumptions/ stereotypes in relation to what older adults can and can’t do.

Question the current form of your product and whether it’s optimal for delivering a better mobility experience.

How might you leverage new material innovations to achieve new form factors? Can you take inspiration from other industries such as fashion?