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      Designing a Mobile Diet Diary Application with and for Older Adults with AMD: A Case Study

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      27th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2013) (HCI)
      Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2013)
      9 - 13 September 2013
      UCD, Participatory design, Age-related macular degeneration, Older adults, Mobile assistive technology, Diet diary
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            Abstract

            Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the UK’s leading cause of severe visual impairment amongst the elderly. It accounts for 16,000 blind/partial sight registrations per year and is the leading cause of blindness among people aged 55 years and older in western countries (Bressler, 2004). Our research aims to design and develop a self–monitoring, ability–reactive technology (SMART) for users with AMD to support their dietary–based AMD risk mitigation and progression retardation over time. In this paper, we reflect on our experience of adapting and applying a participatory design (PD) approach to support the effective design of our application with and for older adults with AMD. We introduce the outcome of a series of PD sessions with older adults with AMD – that is, a paper prototype of our proposed application which focuses on accessibility for our target users – and discuss implications for the eventual prototype development.

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            Contributors
            Conference
            September 2013
            September 2013
            : 1-10
            Affiliations
            [0001]School of Engineering &

            Applied Science

            Aston University

            Birmingham, B4 7ET
            [0002]School of Informatics

            City University London

            London

            EC1V 0HB
            [0003]School of Life & Health

            Sciences

            Aston University

            Birmingham, B4 7ET
            Article
            10.14236/ewic/HCI2013.9
            95e2ce63-9dbe-42d5-9d7e-005206781a49
            © Lilit Hakobyan et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. 27th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2013), Brunel University, London, UK

            This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

            27th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2013)
            HCI
            27
            Brunel University, London, UK
            9 - 13 September 2013
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2013)
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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            Electronic Workshops in Computing

            Applied computer science,Computer science,Security & Cryptology,Graphics & Multimedia design,General computer science,Human-computer-interaction
            Diet diary,UCD,Participatory design,Age-related macular degeneration,Older adults,Mobile assistive technology

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