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Who can afford computers
- Authors:
- MCCREADIE Claudine, STUCHBURY Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 10(4), December 2006, pp.15-18.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The authors question the relevance of income to older people's ownership of modern technology. They conclude that if older people are able to participate at home in the age of the personal computer and the internet, they need money to be able to do so.
Improving the provision of information about assistive technology for older people
- Authors:
- MCCREADIE Claudine, WRIGHT Fay, TINKER Anthea
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Assistive Technologies, 1(1), October 2007, pp.33-41.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The importance of assistive technology (AT) in helping older people maintain independence is increasingly recognised in policy. This article reports on a piece of research, funded by the Helen Hamlyn Foundation, that looked at the provision of relevant and appropriate information about AT. The research involved mapping both AT and information sources, focus groups with 28 users aged 75 and over and 12 carers, interviews with 40 professionals and information providers and a postal questionnaire to 131 care home managers (response rate of 45%). The findings point to the large volume of information, but suggest that there are problems in identifying needs and in accessing all necessary information. The situation in care homes appears ambiguous in terms of responsibility for AT provision for residents and hence for information. The researches concluded that there is considerable scope for improving both access to information and the design of that information. They also concluded that there are terminology issues that need addressing in further research.